Presentation of two cases diagnosed with brucella endocarditis

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 953-955

  Köse, Şükran ^a   Senger, Süheyla Serin ^a   Ersan, Gürsel ^a   Oǧuz, Filiz ^a   Kuzucu, Lütfiye ^a  

^a Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucella Endocarditis; Brucellosis; Zoonotic Infections

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRUCELLA ENDOCARDITIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84859861034     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7103     Document Type: Article

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