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Positive real-time PCR in pneumococcal meningitis 12 hours after initiation of antibiotic therapy - case report. [PDF]
BMC NeurolBackground Purulent meningitis poses a significant clinical challenge with high mortality. We present the case of a 54-year-old female transferred to our emergency department with suspected bacterial meningitis, later diagnosed as an Austrian syndrome ...
Thunstedt C +5 more
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Streptokinase-Induced Serum Sickness: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Serum sickness is rare; however, there is a significant hypersensitivity reaction to streptokinase used in different cardiac problems. Treatment often involves discontinuing the offending agent and administering corticosteroids. This case underscores the complexities of managing prosthetic valve thrombosis and highlights the importance of ...
Shrestha B +3 more
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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra +3 more
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Roth spots: A window to underlying systemic conditions
TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2020 Roth spots are white-centered hemorrhages which can be the first clinical presentation of an underlying systemic disorder such as subacute bacterial endocarditis, leukemia, and anemia.
Sashwanthi Mohan, Mohan Rajan
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Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2001 With the development of penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae has become an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis in adults. Subacute manifestation of pneumococcal endocarditis has been reported a few times in the literature, but most reports define ...
Laercio Uemura +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 +7 more
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Acute myocardial infarction as the first sign of infective endocarditis: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or endocardial surface, and it frequently forms vegetation and can lead to systemic embolism.
Jian Zhao +7 more
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Clinics and Practice, 2011 We describe a patient with sub-acute bacterial endocarditis, whose chief presenting feature was mild expressive dysphasia.
Ami Kamdar +3 more
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis with vasculitis-like presentation; report of a case and literature review [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2020 Infective endocarditis is a diagnostic challenge since it could manifest as a systemic disease mimicking rheumatologic disorders by immunological mechanisms.
Tayebeh Soleymanian, Hoda Kavosi
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TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS [PDF]
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1954 Excerpt Subacute bacterial endocarditis has been treated with reasonable success for nine years.
Paul A. Bunn, Ellen T. Cook
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