Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis and bacteremia. Analysis of cases at a tertiary medical center and review of the literature

Anaerobe

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-330

  Minces, Lucio R ^a   Shields, Ryan K ^a   Sheridan, Kathleen ^a   Ho, Ken S ^a   Silveira, Fernanda P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bacteremia; Endocarditis; Peptococcus; Peptostreptococcus

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS;

PEPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 77956058095     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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