An echocardiographic study of infective endocarditis, with special reference to patients with HIV

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 50-57

  Nel, S H ^a   Naidoo, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; Infective endocarditis; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIATION SICKNESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COINFECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901019497     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-084     Document Type: Article

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