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Optimal aminoglycoside dosing regimen for penicillin-tobramycin synergism in experimental Streptococcus adjacens endocarditis

1992 • 29 citations

Simulated human serum profiles of one daily dose of ceftriaxone plus netilmicin in treatment of experimental streptococcal endocarditis

1993 • 29 citations

Left ventricular to left atrial communication secondary to a paraaortic abscess: Color flow doppler documentation

1987 • 28 citations

Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Mycobacterium fortuitum biovar fortuitum: Case Report and Review

2000 • 28 citations

Local Degerming with Povidone‐iodine II. Prior to Gingivectomy

1974 • 28 citations

Cardiac Surgery in HIV-positive Intravenous Drug Addicts: Influence of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on the Progression to AIDS

1992 • 28 citations

Infective endocarditis: therapeutic considerations

1980 • 26 citations

Current Concepts in Prevention of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

1990 • 26 citations

Lack of requirement for prolonged incubation of Septi-Chek blood culture bottles in patients with bacteremia due to fastidious bacteria

1996 • 25 citations

Assessing diagnostic criteria for active infective endocarditis

1994 • 24 citations

Extra-annular procedures in the surgical management of prosthetic valve endocarditis

1995 • 24 citations

Eubacterial PCR: contaminating DNA in primer preparations and its elimination by UV light

1995 • 24 citations

In vivo antibacterial effects of simulated human serum profiles of once-daily versus thrice-daily dosing of amikacin in a Serratia marcescens endocarditis experimental model

1996 • 24 citations

Intravegetation Antimicrobial Distribution in Aortic Endocarditis Analyzed by Computer-Generated Model

1990 • 23 citations

How often can an embolic stroke be diagnosed clinically? A clinicopathological correlation

1985 • 23 citations

New developments in the treatment of infective endocarditis (infective cardiovasculitis)

1999 • 22 citations

Endocarditis: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

2000 • 22 citations

Bacterial tissue tropism: an in vitro model for infective endocarditis

1987 • 22 citations

Ross Operation and Mitral Homograft for Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

1998 • 21 citations

Infective endocarditis of native and prosthetic valves--the case for prompt surgical intervention? A retrospective analysis of factors affecting survival.

1986 • 21 citations

The relationship between new cardiac conduction defects and extension of valve infection in native valve endocarditis

1990 • 21 citations

Crossed immunoelectrophoresis used for bacteriological diagnosis in patients with endocarditis

1993 • 18 citations

Evaluation of new clinical criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis

1994 • 18 citations

Outpatient treatment of infective endocarditis

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Tricuspid valve repair in right-sided endocarditis.

1997 • 17 citations

[Clinical long-term results after corrective surgery of tetralogy of Fallot].

1993 • 16 citations

Immunoblotting in the diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis caused by streptococci and enterococci.

1995 • 16 citations

Prevention of Infective Endocarditis

2010 • 16 citations

Myocardial abscess with complete heart block complicating anaerobic infective endocarditis.

1986 • 16 citations

[54 cases of infectious endocarditis seen in 32 years in a population of 2038 congenital heart diseases].

1989 • 15 citations

Characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococci by primer-specific polymerase chain reaction and ribotyping

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Importance of complete system removal of infected cardioverter-defibrillators

1995 • 15 citations

Systemische Nocardia-asteroides-Infektion mit Endokardbeteiligung unter immunsuppressiver Therapie

2008 • 14 citations

Antibody response in six HACEK endocarditis cases under therapy

1998 • 14 citations

Superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting ruptured mitral chordae tendineae

1991 • 13 citations

Endocarditis Caused by Aspergillus niger: Case Report

1998 • 13 citations

Echocardiography predicts embolic events in infective endocarditis

2001 • 13 citations

SHORT-COURSE TREATMENT OF PENICILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS WITH PENICILLIN AND GENTAMICIN

1993 • 13 citations

Retrospective study of teicoplanin as home continuation of hospital-initiated therapy

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Classification of Infective Endocarditis by Duke's Criteria and Transesophageal Echocardiography: A 1–Year Retrospective Analysis

1996 • 11 citations

STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS BACTERAEMIA: ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE COLORECTAL SURGEON

1990 • 10 citations

Prevention of prosthetic valve endocarditis

1995 • 10 citations

Mikrobiell verursachte Endokarditis

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Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography for Diagnosis of Infected Transvenous Permanent Pacemakers

1994 • 9 citations

Routine coronary angiography is unnecessary in all patients with valvular heart disease.

1986 • 9 citations

[Septicemia and endocarditis related to transvenous pacing leads of pacemakers: surgical indications and results].

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Vancomycin during pregnancy: Does it cause hearing loss or nephrotoxicity in the infant?

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Early operation for infective endocarditis and the activity of infection.

1986 • 7 citations

ZNS-Beteiligung bei akuter Endokarditis

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Long term results of mechanical prostheses for treatment of active infective endocarditis

2001 • 6 citations

Effect of gentamicin dosing interval on efficacy of penicillin or ceftriaxone treatment of experimental endocarditis due to penicillin-susceptible, ceftriaxone-tolerant viridans group streptococci

1996 • 5 citations

[Atrioventricular blocks of bacterial endocarditis. 8 cases comprising histological study of the conduction system].

1977 • 5 citations

Dental and Cardiac Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis

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Prospective evaluation of the risk of bacteremia associated with transesophageal echocardiography

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Arterial blood culture.

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Aortic valve endocarditis complicated by complete heart block

1984 • 3 citations

New guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of streptococcal, enterococcal and staphylococcal endocarditis

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[Unusual form of presentation of acute monocytic leukemia. Report of a clinical case that developed endocarditis].

1991 • 2 citations

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1955 • 0 citations