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Service evaluation to establish the sensitivity, specificity and additional value of broad-range 16S rDNA PCR for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from resected endocardial material in patients from eight UK and Ireland hospitals [PDF]

, 2014
Infective endocarditis (IE) can be diagnosed in the clinical microbiology laboratory by culturing explanted heart valve material. We present a service evaluation that examines the sensitivity and specificity of a broad-range 16S rDNA polymerase chain ...
Alshafi, K, Gouliouris, T, Harris, KA, Hartley, JC, Jalili, S, Munthali, P, NiRiain, U, Williams, OM, Yam, T   +8 more
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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: MODERN COURSE

Klinicist, 2014
The paper presents the characteristic features of the modern course of infective endocarditis. Unresolved questions of classification of diseaseand drug therapy are discussed. Clearly defined indications for surgical treatment of endocarditis.
T. L. Vinogradova
doaj   +3 more sources

Triple valve infective endocarditis - a late diagnosis [PDF]

, 2018
Behcet\u27s disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology with cardiac involvement as well as damage to other organs. Whether the sterile valvular inflammation which occurs in this autoimmune disease predisposes to bacterial adhesion and ...
Barbulescu, Andreea L., Chisalau, Beatrice A., Ciurea, Paulina L., Dinescu, Stefan C., Efrem, Ion C., Firulescu, Sineta C., Mustafa, Edme R., Parvanescu, Cristina D., Radu, Lucretiu, Tartea, Georgica C., Vreju, Ananu F.   +10 more
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Endocarditis With Complete Heart Block

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2016
Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis causes 5% of all bacterial endocarditis. Among gram-negative bacteria, Klebsiella species are rare causes of native valve endocarditis.
Saad Ullah MD, Omar Elbita MD, Mahmoud Abdelghany MD, Hassan Tahir MD, Puneet Tuli MD, Waseem Zaid Alkilani MD, Joshan Suri MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Cardiac Manifestations in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome With Focus on Endocarditis

Cureus, 2022
Patients with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are at a higher risk for adverse cardiovascular events associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Matthew G Tayem, L. Shahin, John C. Shook, Marc M. Kesselman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2001
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, Newton César Grassi, Luciane Cazarin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Diagnosis of Bacterial Infective Endocarditis in Tabriz, Azerbaijan [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2013
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, Behnaz Salahi Eshlaghi, Fatemeh Yeganeh, Alireza Yaghoubi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

INCIDENCE OF THE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PATIENTS WITH TUNNELED CATHETERS IN ONE BULGARIAN DIALYSIS CENTER PER YEAR [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2022
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, Konstantin D. Gospodinov, Hristina Y. Hitkova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis, 2016
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis or also called verrucous endocarditis or Libman-Sacks endocarditis or marantic endocarditis is a rare entity, still unknown physiopathology, which is characterized by the formation of sterile vegetations at the ...
C. Busca-Arenzana, Á. Robles-Marhuenda, L. Ramos-Ruperto, Jorge Álvarez-Troncoso   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source