Cerebral vasculitis and Cardiobacterium valvarum endocarditis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue PART 11, 2012, Pages 1625-1630

  Abraham, R ^a   Irwin, R B ^a   Kannappan, D ^a   Isalska, B ^a   Koroma, M ^a   Younis, N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CARDIOBACTERIUM; CARDIOBACTERIUM VALVARUM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOBACTERIUM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84867505803     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.043208-0     Document Type: Article

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