Molecular Diagnosis of Bacterial Infective Endocarditis in Tabriz, Azerbaijan [PDF]
Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze a PCR based approach for detection of infective endocarditis in Azerbaijan. Methods: Ten aortic valves, 8 mitral valves and 2 tricuspid valves, were analyzed for the presence of bacterial infective ...
Reza Ghotaslou +3 more
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Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution
With the development of penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae has become an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis in adults. Subacute manifestation of pneumococcal endocarditis has been reported a few times in the literature, but most reports define ...
Laercio Uemura +2 more
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INCIDENCE OF THE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PATIENTS WITH TUNNELED CATHETERS IN ONE BULGARIAN DIALYSIS CENTER PER YEAR [PDF]
Background: Infections are common complications among patients on chronic hemodialysis. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are estimated to be 0.15 to 3.5 cases per 1000 catheter-days (CD) in case of tunneled catheters, and the frequency of
Biser K. Borisov +2 more
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Yersinia enterocolitica in Italy. A case of septicemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm infection [PDF]
We report a case of Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia in a 63-year-old patient admitted to the Vascular Surgery Department of Umberto I Hospital (Rome, Italy) for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Alessia Bressan +10 more
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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriuria as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI) is an infection with increasing morbidity and mortality. Concomitant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) frequently occurs in patients with SA-BSI.
Behnke, Michael +6 more
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Severe cutaneous vasculitis as a symptom of right-sided infectious endocarditis in a patient with intravenous using of methadone: a clinical case [PDF]
A bacterial infection of the heart’s endocardial surface causes infectious endocarditis (IE). The heart valves or an intracardiac devices are most affected. In most cases of right-sided endocarditis, the tricuspid valve is involved. Using drugs
Y. M. Todorova +3 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Legionella dumoffii in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease [PDF]
We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease on immunosuppressive treatment who developed septic arthritis of the knee involving Legionella dumoffii. Cultures initially remained negative. A broad-range 16S PCR using synovial
Flendrie, M. +5 more
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RVOT mural and mitral valve endocarditis: A case report
Mural endocarditis is a very rare condition. This entity involves bacterial growth on cardiac walls. In addition, concomitant valvular endocarditis, along with mural endocarditis, is an extremely rare combination.
Maadh Jawad, Shaun Cardozo
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Immune-Complex Allergic Vasculitis in Association with the Immune-Complex Allergic Vasculitis in Association with the Development of Transverse Myelitis: A Case Report [PDF]
A severe vasculitis, probably therapy related, in a sixty-four-year-old man being treated for possible subacute bacterial endocarditis, was associated with the development of transverse myelitis.
Günter Pilz +5 more
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Pneumothorax following right-sided bacterial endocarditis is an infrequent medical complication usually reported in cases with a history of intravenous drug abuse.
Mohammad Dashtkoohi +6 more
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