Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis;Endocardite a Streptococcus agalactiae

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 619-621

  Machado, Carina ^a   Almeida, Carla ^a   Santos, Emília ^a   Pelicano, Nuno ^a   Dourado, Raquel ^a   Martins, Dinis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DO DIVINO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Infective endocarditis; Mitral valve regurgitation; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE ENDOCARDITIS;

EID: 84867571152     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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