Diagnosis of infectious endocarditis in patients undergoing valve surgery. [electronic resource]
- The American journal of medicine Mar 2005
- 230-8 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0002-9343
10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.12.014 doi
Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Chi-Square Distribution DNA, Bacterial--analysis Endocarditis, Bacterial--diagnosis Female Heart Valves--microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods RNA, Ribosomal, 16S--analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Statistics, Nonparametric