Infective endocarditis at a hospital in Saudi Arabia: epidemiology, bacterial pathogens and outcome

<b>Background and Objective</b> : Data on infective endocarditis prevalence, epidemiology and etiology from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region are sparse. We undertook this study to describe the pattern and the causative agents of endocarditis at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. <b> Meth...

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Main Authors: Al-Tawfiq Jaffar, Sufi Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=6;spage=433;epage=436;aulast=Al-Tawfiq