Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii
Microbiologia Medica, 2009 Endocarditis is an inflammatory state of the endothelium that promotes thrombus formation and tissue damage on the surface of heart valves. Recent studies have reported endocarditis mortality rates ranging from 12% to 46% (2008).
Raffaella Battista +7 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction Distal arterial embolisation and subsequent aneurysm formation are rare occurrences and most are secondary to trauma. We have found no case reports that describe posterior tibial aneurysm formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis.
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Pacemaker endocarditis due to Haemophilus parainfluenza : case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2007 This article reports a case of pacemaker infective endocarditis in a 14 month old girl, caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae. There are no other cases in children reported in the literature.
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Successful prophylaxis of experimental streptococcal endocarditis with single doses of sublethal concentrations of penicillin [PDF]
, 2017 Penicillin prophylaxis against experimental endocarditis due to a strain of Streptococcus intermedtus isolated from a patient with endocarditis was studied in rats.
Francioli, P., Glauser, M. P.
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What\u27s in a Name? New Bacterial Species and Changes to Taxonomic Status from 2012 through 2015 [PDF]
, 2017 Technological advancements in fields such as molecular genetics and the human microbiome have resulted in an unprecedented recognition of new bacterial genus/species designations by the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology ...
Carroll, Karen C., Munson, Erik
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Post-mortem findings in Staphylococcus aureus acute infective endocarditis
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of the heart valves or the mural endocardium that leads to the formation of vegetations composed of thrombotic debris and microorganisms often associated with the destruction of the cardiac tissues ...
Deepika Phogat +3 more
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Clinical, Microbiological, and Genetic Characteristics of Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in a Teaching Hospital [PDF]
, 2014 The emergence of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) is of major concern worldwide. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence, phenotypic and molecular features of hVISA strains isolated from ...
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Discospondylitis as a consequence of jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis in a Standardbred gelding
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary This report describes the identification of C7‐T1 discospondylitis on myelography and confirmed on postmortem computed tomography and necropsy in a 4‐year‐old Standardbred gelding as the consequence of jugular vein catheterisation and secondary septic thrombophlebitis. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from both sites.
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Bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis associated with infective endocarditis: case report
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBilateral endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare condition initiated by infection by microbes in the bloodstream, such as those arising from a foci of infective endocarditis. We report a case and discuss the diagnostic aspects and the clinical outcome of a
Enyr Saran Arcieri +6 more
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