Aerococcus viridans native valve endocarditis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 155-158

  Zhou, Wenwan ^a   Nanci, Vanessa ^a   Jean, Andreanne ^a   Salehi, Amir H ^a   Altuwaijri, Fahad ^a   Cecere, Renzo ^a   Genest, Jacques ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

A viridans; Endocarditis; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULBACTAM; SULFONAMIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FENESTRATION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84888165014     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/470413     Document Type: Article

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