Infective endocarditis associated with Bartonella henselae: A case series
IDCases, 2018 Organisms in the genus Bartonella are cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis. Bartonella infective endocarditis is being increasingly reported worldwide; however, reports from Japan are limited.
Akio Nakasu +4 more
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Multilocus sequence types of invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in the Rio de Janeiro urban area, Brazil [PDF]
, 2012 Invasive infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae in vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals have been reported increasingly. In this study we used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to study genetic relationships between six invasive strains of
Azevedo, V. +12 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Most patients with infective endocarditis (IE) manifest fever. Comparison of endocarditis patients with and without fever, and whether the lack of fever in IE is a marker for poorer outcomes, such as demonstrated in other severe infectious diseases, have not been defined.Cases from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Division of Infectious Diseases ...
Daniel C DeSimone +6 more
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Long-term outcome after tricuspid valvectomy in a neonate with Candida endocarditis : a case report [PDF]
, 2019 Tricuspid valvectomy is a rare surgical intervention, and knowledge regarding long-term outcome in children is lacking. We report a favourable outcome 11 years after tricuspid valvectomy in early infancy without subsequent surgery or other cardiac ...
Bogers, Ad JJC +2 more
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Streptococcus oralis pulmonic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Several factors increase the risk of right-sided endocarditis. The tricuspid valve is usually involved in right-sided endocarditis cases. Infective endocarditis of the pulmonic valve is rare, and few cases of pulmonic valve endocarditis were ...
Sarah B. Nahhal +4 more
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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition with significant morbidity and mortality, and can require surgical repair.Case Report: A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea and chest pain.
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Optimizing Guideline-Recommended Antibiotic Doses for Pediatric Infective Endocarditis [PDF]
, 2016 The American Heart Association recently published an updated scientific statement on the management of infective endocarditis in childhood. The recommendations included for vancomycin, aminoglycoside, and β-lactam dosing and monitoring are based ...
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 Introduction: Infective endocarditis presents a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Population-based studies addressing mortality caused by infective endocarditis in Portugal are scarce.
Catarina de Sousa +2 more
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Yersinia enterocolitica in Italy. A case of septicemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm infection [PDF]
, 2018 We report a case of Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia in a 63-year-old patient admitted to the Vascular Surgery Department of Umberto I Hospital (Rome, Italy) for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Alessia Bressan +10 more
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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriuria as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2020 Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI) is an infection with increasing morbidity and mortality. Concomitant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) frequently occurs in patients with SA-BSI.
Behnke, Michael +6 more
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