Link between endocarditis on porcine bioprosthetic valves and allergy to pork

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 600-602

  Loyens, Maxime ^a   Thuny, Franck ^a,b   Grisoli, Dominique ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a,b   Casalta, Jean Paul ^b   Vitte, Joana ^c   Habib, Gilbert ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a,b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cardiac valve; Endocarditis; Porcine bioprosthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84879069672     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.233     Document Type: Article

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