Subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with upper endoscopy

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 936-940

  Cho, Byoung Chul ^a   Lee, Jae Hyun ^a   Park, Jung Won ^a   Hong, Chein Soo ^a   Kim, June Myung ^a   Kang, Seok Min ^a   Kim, Yong Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bacteremia; Endocarditis; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTACID AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 9144269979     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.936     Document Type: Article

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