Human streptococcus suis endocarditis: Echocardiographic features and clinical outcome

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-123

  Pachirat, Orathai ^a   Taksinachanekit, Suthep ^b   Mootsikapun, Piroon ^c   Kerdsin, Anusak ^d  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (Thailand)

^b Division of Cardiac Surgery   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIASTOLIC HEART MURMUR; DYSPNEA; ECCHYMOSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMIPLEGIA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864580785     PISSN: 11795468     EISSN: 11795468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMC.S9793     Document Type: Article

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