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Extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli tricuspid valve endocarditis
Escherichia coli is a rare cause of endocarditis. This article reports an 82-year-old male with a mechanical aortic valve replacement who was admitted for fever and fatigue.
Rami Waked +5 more
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects causes and evolution of infectious endocarditis. METHODS: The patients analyzed were treated at the University Hospital of the Faculdade de Medicina of Ribeirão Preto-USP and had a ...
Everaldo Ruiz Jr +2 more
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Cardiac Phlegmon: Infectious Endocarditis Causing Ventricular Wall Rupture
Background Rupture of the cardiac ventricular wall is a rare and essentially lethal complication of infectious endocarditis valvularis. Case Description We report a case of a 49-year-old female patient with infectious endocarditis of the ...
Felix Fleißner +3 more
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Infectious endocarditis caused by Cutibacterium avidum in a patient with endocardial pacemaker and multiple drug hypersensitivity reactions: a clinical case [PDF]
Cutibacterium avidum is a well-known skin commensal, that sometimes can cause superficial or invasive infections, including infectious endocarditis. Cases of C.
Popov D.A. +6 more
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Pseudoaneurysm of the Aortic Root in the Presence of Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis
Herein, we present a case with clinical and laboratory manifestations of infectious endocarditis but in echocardiography, the ventricular septal defect and bicuspid aortic valve were detected without any vegetation.
Tahereh Davarpasand +3 more
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Infectious endocarditis course after ascending aorta replacement with a valved conduit
Objective. To demonstrate the peculiarities of infectious endocarditis course in patients after ascending aorta replacement using a valved conduit based on the personal observations.Material and methods. Six cases of delayed infectious endocarditis after
N. A. Morova, V. N. Tsekhanovich
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Cardiobacterium hominis is a member of the HACEK group of bacteria, responsible for infective endocarditis, mainly in patients with damaged or prosthetic valves.
Laurine Milliere +5 more
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Over the past years there has been a considerable increase in the use of aortic bioprostheses for treating aortic valve disease. With the increasing use of implanted medical devices, the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis has also increased. This
Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava +3 more
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Kidney injury is a well-known sequelae of infectious endocarditis. Various types of kidney injury can be seen, including endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis, and may affect nearly half of the patients with infectious endocarditis.
Mitchell Moosavi, Jonathan E. Zuckerman
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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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