Mitral and aortic valve endocarditis caused by a rare pathogen: Streptococcus constellatus

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 889-890

  Concistré, Giovanni ^a   Chiaramonti, Francesca ^a   Miceli, Antonio ^a   Glauber, Mattia ^a  

^a G PASQUINUCCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioprosthesis; Heart valve; Infective endocarditis; S. constellatus

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLIC HEART MURMUR; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INFARCTION; STERNOTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863442252     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs032     Document Type: Article

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