Gardnerella vaginalis septicaemia with pyelonephritis, infective endocarditis and septic emboli in the kidney and brain of an adult male

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 653-657

  Yoon, H J ^a   Chun, J ^b   Kim, J H ^a   Kang, S S ^c   Na, D J ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Pyelonephritis; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BALANITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PYELONEPHRITIS; SEPTICEMIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; KIDNEY DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SEPSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78649373819     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009574     Document Type: Article

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