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PET-scan in diagnosis of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a case report
The Egyptian Heart JournalBackground Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), also known as marantic endocarditis or Libman–Sacks endocarditis, is a rare non-infectious condition affecting mostly the left-sided heart valves of patients who, most often, suffer from ...
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou +3 more
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Nature Communications, 2019 Treatment failure in biofilm-associated bacterial infections is an important healthcare issue. In vitro studies and mouse models suggest that bacteria enter a slow-growing/non-growing state that results in transient tolerance to antibiotics in the ...
Vanina Dengler Haunreiter +11 more
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MicroorganismsCandida infective endocarditis presents therapeutic challenges with high mortality. A complex case of Candida prosthetic valve endocarditis refractory to standard antifungals (anidulafungin and fluconazole) and high-dose caspofungin was successfully ...
Ricardo El Nouwar +6 more
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2009 OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors potentially associated with the development of bacterial endocarditis in dogs and determine whether periodontal disease and surgical procedures (oral and nonoral) were associated with bacterial endocarditis.
Gordon D. Peddle +4 more
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A Case Report of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a 15-month-old Child Following COVID-19 Infection
Research in Cardiovascular MedicineThe novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, also known as COVID-19, has started a global pandemic since late December 2019. The infection is primarily manifested with fever, coughing, and myalgia, and in more severe cases causes acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
Maryam Ghadimi +4 more
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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 Opioid dependence and overdose have increased to epidemic levels in the United States. The 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimated that 4.3 million persons were nonmedical users of prescription pain relievers (1).
A. Fleischauer +3 more
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Adjunctive bacteriophage therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Medical Journal of Australia, 2019 To the Editor: Infective endocarditis with Staphylococcus aureus is associated with a high mortality despite optimal antibiotic therapy.1 The synergy between bacteriophages and antibiotics has been shown in vitro and in animal studies,2 and ...
Timothy Gilbey +4 more
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Kardiyovasküler Tıp E Dergisi/E Journal of Cardiovascular MedicineEnterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive bacterium that can cause rapidly progressive endocarditis and requires urgent and aggressive treatment, including surgical intervention. Bacterial endocarditis may present itself with complications. Care should be
Nail Kahraman, Nöfel Ahmet Binicier
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii
Microbiologia Medica, 2009 Endocarditis is an inflammatory state of the endothelium that promotes thrombus formation and tissue damage on the surface of heart valves. Recent studies have reported endocarditis mortality rates ranging from 12% to 46% (2008).
Raffaella Battista +7 more
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Colon Cancer with Streptococcus gallolyticus Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Missing Link?
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2019 Bacterial endocarditis is commonly encountered in clinical practice. Many bacterial species have been implicated; however, Streptococcus gallolyticus species (formerly “bovis”) has driven attention given a historical association with colon cancer ...
Chukwunonso Chime +5 more
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