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A Case Report: Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis due to Streptococcus mitis With Cardioembolic Stroke in the Setting of a Neuroendocrine Tumor

Case Reports in Cardiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Infective endocarditis is a life‐threatening infection of the endocardial surface, most commonly resulting from bacteremia originating from the oral cavity or intravascular sources. However, in some cases, the source of bacteremia remains unidentified, and the role of gastrointestinal pathology is not well defined.
Thuy Hao Nguyen, Mahpara Munir, Ngoc Thai Kieu, Arif Karrar, Muhammad Umar, Phillip McDonald, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +6 more
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Marfan Syndrome: new diagnostic criteria, same anesthesia care? Case report and review

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016
Background: Marfan's Syndrome (MFS) is a disorder of connective tissue, mainly involving the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and ocular systems. The most severe problems include aortic root dilatation and dissection.
Maria Rita Araújo, Céline Marques, Sara Freitas, Rita Santa-Bárbara, Joana Alves, Célia Xavier   +5 more
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Culture‐Negative Infective Endocarditis Presenting With Cardio‐Hepatorenal Syndrome in a 21‐Year‐Old Patient: A Case Report of Diagnostic Workup and Management

Case Reports in Cardiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Infective endocarditis (IE) imposes a challenge in clinical practice, often demanding rapid and precise identification of the causative agent to guide tailored therapeutic interventions. However, a subset of cases presents an elusive diagnostic dilemma with culture‐negative results, thereby complicating the management strategy.
Jana Kotaich, Safaa Ghanem, Nour Mina, Rayyan El Saleh, Rim Awada, Said Chaaban, Karim Jammal, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis masquerades as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis) involving both the kidney and lung

BMC Nephrology, 2012
Background Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) occasionally exhibits positive cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) of the anti-proteinase-3 (PR-3) type.
Peng Hui, Chen Wen-fang, Wu Chao, Chen Yan-ru, Peng Bo, Paudel Sujay Dutta, Lou Tan-qi   +6 more
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Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 23: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2025

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a harmonised safety assessment approach to support EFSA Scientific Panels and Units. The QPS approach assesses the taxonomic identity, body of relevant knowledge and safety of microorganisms intentionally added to the food and feed chain.
EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Maarten Nauta, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Marianne Chemaly, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Amparo Querol, Lolke Sijtsma, Juan Evaristo Suarez, Ingvar Sundh, Fulvio Barizzone, Justine Dastouet, Nadya Doyle, Sandra Correia, Lieve Herman   +28 more
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Re: Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2014
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Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Catastrophic APS and Libman–Sacks Endocarditis in a Patient With Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can lead to antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and catastrophic APS (CAPS), causing severe thrombotic events. This case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) with stroke and Libman–Sacks endocarditis highlights the need for APS evaluation and shows that prompt anticoagulation and immunosuppressive therapy are ...
Soroush Ehsan, Sirous Afshar, Sahel Bakhtiari, Reza Pourfallah, Shabnam Danaei Mehrabad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Autoimmunity Due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Its Resolution With Antibiotic Therapy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Background:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is a Gram-negative coccobacillus recognized as a pathogen in periodontitis and infective endocarditis. By producing a toxin (leukotoxin A, LtxA) that triggers global hypercitrullination in neutrophils,
Amarshi Mukherjee, Vanessa Jantsch, Rida Khan, Wolfgang Hartung, René Fischer, Jonathan Jantsch, Boris Ehrenstein, Maximilian F. Konig, Felipe Andrade   +8 more
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Corynebacterium bovis Surgical Site Infection and Abscess Formation: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Corynebacterium bovis is primarily known for causing mastitis in cows. C. bovis infection in humans is quite rare with only 11 cases reported in the United States and 26 globally. A 69‐year‐old female presented with a left lower eyelid abscess following removal of a retained suture after bilateral upper and lower blepharoplasty.
Grace VanGorder, Emily Peterson
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A Rare Report of Infectious Emphysematous Aortitis Secondary to Clostridium septicum without Prior Vascular Intervention

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2017
The term “mycotic aneurysm” was first used by Osler in 1882 to describe a mushroom-shaped aneurysm in subacute bacterial endocarditis. Mycotic aneurysms account for only 2.6% of all aneurysms of the aorta.
Ciel Harris, Joseph Geffen, Keyrillos Rizg, Stuart Shah, Aaron Richardson, Cherisse Baldeo, Avinash Ramdass   +6 more
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