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IDCases, 2022 We herein present the case presenting to our facility complaining of a fever of two months duration, who underwent dental procedure. Patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis secondary to an uncommon bacteria: Gemella haemolysans. Patient was found to have concomitant severe mitral valve regurgitation.
Hussein Rabah +4 more
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Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2019 Whipple's endocarditis is a rare but treatable infectious disease. We discuss the diagnostic work-up of a case lacking classic endocarditis features. Current challenges in diagnosis and treatment of this under-recognized infection are highlighted.
Julia R. Naso +4 more
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Incidence, Microbiology, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Infective Endocarditis
Circulation, 2020 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Despite improvements in management, infective endocarditis remains associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Anoop S. V. Shah +13 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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Pseudomonas MitraClip® endocarditis: A case report and review of literature
IDCases, 2020 Endocarditis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of endocarditis with most of those cases in patients with intravenous drug abuse. The MitraClip® is a relatively new device with few incidences of endocarditis in the literature.
Ralph Tayyar +4 more
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Service evaluation to establish the sensitivity, specificity and additional value of broad-range 16S rDNA PCR for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from resected endocardial material in patients from eight UK and Ireland hospitals [PDF]
, 2014 Infective endocarditis (IE) can be diagnosed in the clinical microbiology laboratory by culturing explanted heart valve material. We present a service evaluation that examines the sensitivity and specificity of a broad-range 16S rDNA polymerase chain ...
Alshafi, K +8 more
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Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND Patients with infective endocarditis on the left side of the heart are typically treated with intravenous antibiotic agents for up to 6 weeks.
K. Iversen +20 more
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Outcomes in patients with fungal endocarditis: A multicenter observational cohort study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Objective: To compare the clinical and epidemiological features, treatments, and outcomes of patients with isolated right-sided and left-sided fungal endocarditis and to determine the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with Candida sp ...
Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano +15 more
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Left atrial mural endocarditis in the absence of significant structural heart disease
American Heart Journal Plus, 2021 Primary mural endocarditis without valvular involvement is rare and most often involves the ventricular endocardium. Left atrial mural endocarditis is an extremely rare subset of infective endocarditis.
Waddah Malas +4 more
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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.
T. Cahill, B. Prendergast
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