Screening Algorithm to Perform Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1630-

  Naucler, Pontus ^a,b   Berge, Andreas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BACTEREMIA; COMPLICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84947725683     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ634     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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