Infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a young woman after ear piercing: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nah, So Yun ^a   Chung, Moon Hyun ^a   Park, Jae ^a   Durey, Areum ^a   Kim, Mijeong ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLURRED VISION; BODY PIERCING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EAR; EMBOLISM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 79960850383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-336     Document Type: Article

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