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Pascal's Wager, infective endocarditis and the "no-lose" philosophy in medicine [PDF]

, 2010
Doctors and dentists have traditionally used antibiotic prophylaxis in certain patient groups in order to prevent infective endocarditis (IE). New guidelines, however, suggest that the risk to patients from using antibiotics is higher than the risk from ...
Conway, D.I., Shaw, D.
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Streptococcus pluranimalium infective endocarditis and brain abscess

IDCases, 2019
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium of the heart typically seen in individuals with underlying risk factors. We report a rare case of Streptococcus pluranimalium bacteremia causing infective endocarditis and brain abscess.
Parikshit Duriseti, Jorge Fleisher
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Splenic mycotic aneurysm complicating Streptococcus salivarius mitral valve endocarditis

Asian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
A mycotic aneurysm is a serious, life-threatening complication occurring in 3-10% of patients with infective endocarditis. Splenic artery mycotic aneurysm is an extremely rare complication to occur, and it has not been previously reported with ...
R. W. P. M. R. A. S. Rajapaksha, K. L. R. Kalupahana, U. Eranthaka   +2 more
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A Case Report of Successful Conservative Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Caused by Gemella sanguinis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Infective endocarditis is defined as an infection of a native or prosthetic heart valve, the endocardial surface of the heart, or an indwelling cardiac device.
Georgia Emmanouilidou, Panagiota Voukelatou, Ioannis Vrettos, Vasileia Aftzi, Konstantinos Dodos, Despoina Koumpouli, George Avgeropoulos, Andreas Kalliakmanis   +7 more
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Infective endocarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis in a dialysis patient: a case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Infective endocarditis is significantly more common in haemodialysis patients as compared with the general population, the causative pathogen is generally Staphylococcus aureus; there have been no previously reported cases of infective ...
Tamagaki Keiichi, Nishizaki Yuji, Taki Fumika, Furukawa Keiichi, Futatsuyama Miyuki, Tsugawa Yusuke, Kaneshiro Yuki, Komatsu Yasuhiro   +7 more
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Aortic root abscess from Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis: Case report and brief review of the literature

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that is associated with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. One of the most serious complications of infective endocarditis is perivalvular and aortic root abscess formation. Due to the high
Quincy A. Hathaway, PhD, Aneri B. Balar, MD, Taylor A. Mallicoat, DO, Jeffery A. Voss, MD, Md Shahrier Amin, MD, PhD, Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD, Cathy Kim, MD   +6 more
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Septic emboli secondary to Infective Endocarditis [PDF]

, 2016
A 31 year old lady was brought to casualty by a friend, unconscious and incontinent of urine and faeces. She was responsive to verbal stimuli with a Glasgow Come Scale (GCS) of 10 and noted to have a fever of 39.6oC.
Padovani, Luisa, Paris, Timothy, Pavia, Jessica   +2 more
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A change in the NICE guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis [PDF]

, 2016
Since 2008, NICE clinical guidelines have stated: ‘Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis is not recommended for people undergoing dental procedures’.
B. Prendergast, BG Main, D. Shanson, G Habib, J. B. Chambers, LC Edozien, M. Dayer, M. H. Thornhill, M. McGurk, MH Thornhill, MH Thornhill, MH Thornhill, MH Thornhill, MJ Dayer, P. B. Lockhart, W Wilson   +15 more
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Infective endocarditis post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), microbiological profile and clinical outcomes: A systematic review.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:The data on infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is scarce and limited to case reports and case series in the literature.
Adnan Khan, Aqsa Aslam, Khawar Naeem Satti, Sana Ashiq   +3 more
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Recognition of specific sialoglycan structures by oral streptococci impacts the severity of endocardial infection. [PDF]

, 2019
Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are primary colonizers of the tooth surface. Although generally non-pathogenic in the oral environment, they are a frequent cause of infective endocarditis.
Barnard, Karen N, Bensing, Barbara A, Iverson, TM, Lebrilla, Carlito B, Li, Liang, Parrish, Colin R, Sullam, Paul M, Thomas, Wendy E, Wong, Maurice, Xiong, Yan, Yakovenko, Olga   +10 more
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