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Surgical Treatment of Enterococcus Faecalis Mitral Valve Endocarditis Complicated with Mycotic Aneurysm

Kardiyovasküler Tıp E Dergisi/E Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Enterococcus 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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A Reassessment of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Low‐Infection‐Risk Electrophysiology Procedures

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain electrophysiology (EP) procedures are associated with minimal tissue disruption and do not involve permanent transvenous leads. As a result, these interventions carry a lower risk of device‐ or procedure‐related infection. These procedures include placement of implantable cardiac monitors, leadless pacemakers, and left atrial appendage
Rahel M. Sileshi, Katherine Mathes, Sathya Kosuri, Amulya Gupta, Neil Phillips, Rhea Pimentel, Martin Emert, Siva Soma, Rigoberto Ramirez, Raghuveer Dendi, Madhu Reddy, Seth H. Sheldon, Wissam El Atrouni, Larry M. Baddour, Amit Noheria   +14 more
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Contemporary clinical profile and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis

, 2007
CONTEXT: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The contemporary clinical profile and outcome of PVE are not well defined.
Rizzi, Marco, Corey, G. Ralph, Iarussi, Diana L, Tattevin, Pierre, Logar, Mateja, Casabé, José, Fowler, Vance G., Jr., Selton-Suty, Christine, Jones, Sandra Braun, Pappas, Paul A, Cabell, Christopher H., Paré, Carlos, Iarussi, Diana L., Selton Suty, Christine, Pappas, Paul A., Muñoz, Patricia, Wang, Andrew, Olaison, Lars, Almirante, Benito, Fowler, Vance G, Athan, Eugene, Corey, G Ralph, Cabell, Christopher H, Morris, Arthur, Naber, Christoph, Olaison, Lars,   +25 more
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Purulent Meningitis as an Unusual Presentation of Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
On presentation of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, unusual manifestations may represent the main clinical features of the disease. Isolated bacterial meningitis as the first manifestation of endocarditis is considered to be an unusual neurological ...
Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Vincenzo Vullo   +2 more
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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, Adriana Raddi, Francesco Labonia, Marcello Raffone, Alessia Sommella, Marina Pedicelli, Michele Di Cecio, Riccardo Smeraglia   +7 more
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Candida Infective Endocarditis Report of 15 Cases From a Prospective Multicenter Study

, 2009
Candida species are an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy of Candida IE are poorly defined.
GROSSI, Paolo, VENDITTI, Mario, Italian Study O. N. Endocarditis, Fredy Suter, Paolo Grossi, Nicoletta Barzaghi, Mario Venditti, Marco Rizzi, Claudio Viscoli, Italian Study O.N. Endocarditis, Veronica Ravasio, Riccardo Utili, FALCONE, MARCO, Marco Falcone, Lorenzo Minoli, Giampiero Carosi   +15 more
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Screening for Q Fever during Other Bacterial Endocarditis in Endemic Areas: Our Experience with Three Patients

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Endocarditis is not a usual manifestation of acute Q fever. There is an ongoing debate about the need to screen patients for valvular diseases after acute Q fever.
Said Younis, Michal Stein, Sharon Reisfeld   +2 more
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Mycotic aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery – a rare complication of bacterial endocarditis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Distal arterial embolisation and subsequent aneurysm formation are rare occurrences and most are secondary to trauma. We have found no case reports that describe posterior tibial aneurysm formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis.
Patel S, D'Souza N, Gurjar SV, Hewes JC, Edrees W   +4 more
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The role of antibiotics in preventing surgical complications in periodontology and implant dentistry

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in periodontal and implant surgeries, either before, during or after surgery, to prevent postoperative infection and reduce early implant failure. However, the potential benefits may be undermined by the risks of resistance and sensitization, thus requiring a strict indication for prescription.
Zhaozhao Chen, Lan‐Lin Chiou, Javier Calatrava, Hom‐Lay Wang   +3 more
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Oral health and systemic health outcomes: A call for interdisciplinary action

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To make the case, from periodontology and dental public health, for interdisciplinary action on oral and systemic health, and to set out recommendations for practice, policy, education, and research. Materials and Methods A joint working group of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental ...
Moritz Kebschull, Ryan T. Demmer, Nigel Pitts, Huda Yusuf, Gitana Rederiene, Nikolaos Donos, Wim Teughels, Raman Bedi, Orsolya Nemeth, Mia Rakic, Stéphanie Tubert‐Jeannin, Raimondo Ascione, Francesco D'Aiuto, James Deschner, Thomas Dietrich, Mili Doshi, Julian Fisher, Ramón Juanatey, Phoebus Madianos, Katalin Nagy, Barry Quinn, Saulė Skinkytė, Lina Stangvaltaite‐Mouhat, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Josep Vilaseca, Nicola West, Anton Sculean, Andreas Stavropoulos, Kenneth Eaton, Joint EFP/EADPH Working Group   +29 more
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