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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2005 Cerebral ischemic processes associated with infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis are rare; only 2 cases having been reported. Here we report a case of a 50-year-old man with S.
Leopoldo Santos-Neto +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 108-110, 2015., 2015 INTRODUCTION: The present report describes a case of sepsis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a patient with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia with no animal exposure, associated with concomitant bronchopneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54‐year‐old Caucasian man presented to an emergency room with
Victoria Bîrlutiu
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 83-86, 2014., 2014 BACKGROUND: Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (BSI) are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, especially with persistent (PB) or recurrent bacteremia (RB). OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of PB and RB in patients with MRSA BSI, and to characterize the isolates from these patients.
Henry Wong +14 more
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ANEURISMA MICÓTICO DA ARTÉRIA RADIAL SECUNDÁRIO A ENDOCARDITE POR STREPTOCOCCOS BOVIS
Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2018 Os aneurismas micóticos periféricos são complicações raras de endocardite infecciosa. Relata-se o caso de um homem de 49 anos com um aneurisma da artéria radial num contexto de endocardite infecciosa por Streptococcos bovis em período pós-operatório de ...
Carolina Lobo Mendes +6 more
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Chronic Q fever: An ongoing challenge in diagnosis and management
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 35-37, 2014., 2014 Chronic Q fever is a potentially fatal disease. The current difficulty in the diagnosis of this condition is discussed in the present article. A 51‐year‐old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with complaints of feeling generally unwell, pyrexia and occasional unproductive cough over a period of several weeks.
Ira Das +3 more
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Mitral valve repair in rheumatic patients with mitral insuficiency: twenty years of techniques and results [PDF]
, 2009 OBJETIVO: A plástica da valva mitral em pacientes reumáticos permanece um desafio. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a técnica e os resultados da plástica da valva mitral em pacientes com insuficiência mitral reumática.
BRANDÃO, Carlos Manuel de Almeida +6 more
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Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 155-158, 2013., 2013 Aerococcus viridans is an infrequent human pathogen and few cases of infective endocarditis have been reported. A case involving a 69‐year‐old man with colon cancer and hemicolectomy 14 years previously, without recurrence, is reported. A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established on the basis of clinical presentation, characteristic
Wenwan Zhou +6 more
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Culture‐Negative Endocarditis Diagnosed Using 16S DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 216-218, 2012., 2012 16S DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular amplification technique that can be used to identify bacterial pathogens in culture‐negative endocarditis. Bacterial DNA can be isolated from surgically excised valve tissue or from blood collected in EDTA vials. Use of this technique is particularly helpful in identifying the bacterial pathogen in
Stephen Duffett +2 more
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Infective Endocarditis with Multiple Mycotic Aneurysms Mimicking Vasculitis: A Case Report
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page e67-e68, 2012., 2012 The manifestation of infective endocarditis often resembles vasculitis. Approximately one in five infective endocarditis cases are referred initially to a nephrologist because of abnormal renal function or abnormal urinalysis; therefore, infection should be ruled out before diagnosing vasculitis.
Ji Hyeon Park +6 more
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Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 L'endocardite du céur droit touche dans la plupart des cas la valve tricuspide, notamment chez les toxicomanes. L'infection isolée de la valve pulmonaire est rarement retrouvée.
Amine Tarmiz +5 more
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