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Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012 Lyme borreliosis is a common tick-borne disease with a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Cardiac involvement has been reported during both the acute phase (atrioventricular block, pericarditis) and the chronic stage (dilated cardiomyopathy), but is rare (
S. J. De Martino +9 more
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Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2016 Blood culture-negative endocarditis presents a clinical and diagnostic challenge. Here, we describe a patient with a delayed diagnosis of Bartonella henselae endocarditis. .
Ghashghaei, Roxana +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Most patients with infective endocarditis (IE) manifest fever. Comparison of endocarditis patients with and without fever, and whether the lack of fever in IE is a marker for poorer outcomes, such as demonstrated in other severe infectious diseases, have not been defined.Cases from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Division of Infectious Diseases ...
Daniel C DeSimone +6 more
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Antiglobulins in Endocarditis [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1972 Twenty-five patients with endocarditis and serum antiglobulin activity were studied. The antiglobulins were detected by use of the latex agglutination reaction; only eight sera reacted with sensitized sheep cells and one with human O CD erythrocytes coated with anti-CD (Ripley) antibody.
Malcolm R. Mackenzie +2 more
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016 Fungal endocarditis is a rare and fatal condition. The Candida and Aspergillus species are the two most common etiologic fungi found responsible for fungal endocarditis. Fever and changing heart murmur are the most common clinical manifestations. Some patients may have a fever of unknown origin as the onset symptom. The diagnosis of fungal endocarditis
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Endocarditis at the Millennium [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999 The members of the Interplanetary Society (Pus Club) have made significant contributions to the understanding of the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis (IE). Although the incidence of IE has essentially remained unchanged, the spectrum and characteristics of patients potentially affected by this disorder are expanding.
C. Glenn Cobbs, Craig J. Hoesley
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, life-threatening disease that has long-lasting effects even among patients who survive and are cured. IE disproportionately affects those with underlying structural heart disease and is increasingly associated with health care contact, particularly in patients who have intravascular prosthetic material.
Holland, Thomas +5 more
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Indian Heart JournalAspergillus endocarditis is a rare cause of fungal endocarditis caused by the hyaline mold Aspergillus. The disease most commonly occurs in persons who are immunosuppressed and has a high mortality. Clinical presentation is often with long standing fever, embolic manifestations, and often heart murmurs.
Kirun Gopal +3 more
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