Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis in a 35-Year-Old Woman in Her 24th Week of Pregnancy
Background. Infective endocarditis is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Guidelines addressing prophylaxis and management of infective endocarditis do not extensively deal with concomitant pregnancy, and case reports on infective ...
Mounir Khafaga +7 more
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The causative agents in infective endocarditis: a systematic review comprising 33,214 cases. [PDF]
Infective endocarditis (IE) incidence remains high with considerable fatality rates; guidelines for prophylaxis against IE are currently under review in some settings which highlights the importance of maintaining up-to-date epidemiological estimates ...
Kousoulis, Antonis A +3 more
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Infective endocarditis and kidney infections are serious complications of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. We investigated the role of superantigens (SAgs) in the development of lethal sepsis, infective endocarditis, and kidney infections.
Wilmara Salgado-Pabón +7 more
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Related to Persistent Endovascular Infection. [PDF]
Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia (PB) represents an important subset of S. aureus infection and correlates with poor clinical outcomes.
Bayer, Arnold S +3 more
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3D echocardiography allows rapid and accurate surgical planning in complex aortic root abscess cases [PDF]
Despite 3D echocardiography (3DE) acquiring significantly greater data than standard 2D echocardiography (2DE), it is underutilised in assessing cardiac anatomy and physiology.
Ahluwalia, Viren +3 more
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A novel family of bacterial sialic acid binding adhesins? [PDF]
of Distinction at Nationwide Children's Annual Research RetreatThird place in Biomedical Sciences at the Denman Undergraduate Research ForumPlatelet binding is a critical step in the development of Infective Endocarditis (IE), an infection of the ...
Patel, Surina
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Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers: an update [PDF]
Infective endocarditis despite advances in diagnosis remains a common cause of hospitalization, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Through literature review it is possible to conclude that polymicrobial endocarditis occurs mainly in intravenous ...
A Carozza +51 more
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Multilocus sequence types of invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in the Rio de Janeiro urban area, Brazil [PDF]
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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Bacterial Zoonoses and Infective Endocarditis, Algeria
Blood culture–negative endocarditis is common in Algeria. We describe the etiology of infective endocarditis in this country. Samples from 110 cases in 108 patients were collected in Algiers. Blood cultures were performed in Algeria.
Akila Benslimani +3 more
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Caracterización clínica, microbiológica y ecocardiográfica de pacientes con Endocarditis infecciosa en la Fundación Cardioinfantil 2002-2012 [PDF]
Introducción: La endocarditis infecciosa es una infección microbiana del endocardio poco estudiada en nuestro país, la cual se asocia con múltiples complicaciones clínicas, y que presenta una mortalidad importante, que no ha disminuido a lo largo del ...
Noreña Calvo, Ivan Enrique
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