Autoimmunity as a possible predisposing factor for stenotrophomonas maltophilia endocarditis;Autoinmunidad como posible factor predisponente para endocarditis por Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-207

  Carrillo Córdova, Jorge R ^a   Amezcua Guerra, Luis M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mexico; Rheumatoid arthritis; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1 ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RO ANTIBODY; SM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALAISE; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA ENDOCARDITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX PAIN; TRICUSPID VALVE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84866451199     PISSN: 14059940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acmx.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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