Native valve endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Miltiadous, George ^a   Elisaf, Moses ^b  

^a Hippocrateon Hospital   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALAISE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959643069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-251     Document Type: Review

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