Rare Forms of Meningococcal Disease in Children (Clinical Observation)
Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2013 У статті наведені два приклади рідкісних форм менінгококової інфекції — кардиту, поліартриту, пневмонії, що діагностовані у дітей на фоні генералізованих форм.
N.V. Banadyga
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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page 741-746, May 2025.ABSTRACT Background and Aim A cross‐sectional echocardiographic screening study in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia identified hyperendemic levels of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). 20/613 screened were newly diagnosed with RHD, and 18/20 had no known history of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Our aim was to explore the medical histories of those
Oliver Rouhiainen +8 more
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Severe aortic regurgitation due to endocarditis in a horse [PDF]
, 2011 A 4-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare was presented because of fever, exercise intolerance, a loud diastolic cardiac murmur and a remarkable bounding pulsation that was palpable all over the body.
Afonso, Tiago +4 more
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Enterococcal periprosthetic joint infection: clinical and microbiological findings from an 8-year retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Treatment of enterococcal periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is challenging due to non-standardized management strategies and lack of biofilm-active antibiotics. The optimal surgical and antimicrobial therapy are unknown.
Akgün, Doruk +4 more
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Circulating Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) in Paediatric Disease: A Systematic Review
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2025.ABSTRACT Background Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15), a nonspecific inflammatory marker and member of the TGF‐β superfamily, has a well‐established role in both inflammation and metabolic modulation, but lacks a comprehensive paediatric literature review.
David W. Kronenberger +3 more
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A rare cause of peripheral facial paralysis in childhood in our country: lyme disease [PDF]
, 2017 Lyme disease is a zoonosis caused by Spirochetes called Borrelia burgdorferi, involving several areas, such as the skin, heart and central nervous system.
Gürses, Dolunay, Özdemir, Emine
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American Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research, 2016 Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an inflammatory collagenous tissue disease which shows its cardinal signs in joints, heart, skin and nervous system while affecting whole connective tissue system more or less.
Ahmet Basturk +3 more
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Role of Amoxicillin Serum Levels for Successful Prophylaxis of Experimental Endocarditis Due to Tolerant Streptococci [PDF]
, 2017 The importance of amoxicillin serum profiles for successful prophylaxis of experimental endocarditis in rats was assessed. Animals with catheter-induced vegetations were challenged intravenously with large inocula of Streptococcus sanguis and received ...
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When good bugs go bad: Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Corynebacterium striatum, an emerging multidrug-resistant, opportunistic pathogen [PDF]
, 2017 Infections with Corynebacterium striatum have been described in the literature over the last 2 decades, with the majority being bacteremia, central line infections, and occasionally, endocarditis.
Anderson, Neil +4 more
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Lyme Carditis—A Case Series and Review of Literature
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseLyme carditis is an uncommon but potentially fatal manifestation of early disseminated Lyme disease. Timely diagnosis poses a clinical challenge due to the highly variable and non-specific symptomatology that can be easily overlooked, as well as the ...
Matthew Kaczynski +6 more
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