Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis:: The Role of diagnostic evaluation

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 307-312

  Corey, G Ralph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALBAVANCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBOLISM; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSOAS ABSCESS; SKIN DEFECT; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052669656     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: 15369943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3182309603     Document Type: Article

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