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Comparative Evaluation of Cases with Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis and Health Care-Associated Infective Endocarditis

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2015
Purpose: The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate the cases with health care-associated infective endocarditis and the cases with community-acquired infective endocarditis. Material and Methods: Of the cases followed for infective endocarditis (
Ebru Kursun, Tuba Turunc, Yusuf Ziya Demiroglu, Turhan Togan, Goknur Tekin, Hande Arslan   +5 more
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Shewanella putrefaciens infective endocarditis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Shewanella putrefaciens rarely causes infection in humans. In the last few decades a growing number of cases have been described. The following report outlines the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent white man with S.
Jonathan Constant, Ivan Chernev, Eric Gomez   +2 more
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Infective endocarditis and cancer in the elderly [PDF]

, 2015
Little is known about the magnitude of the association between infective endocarditis and cancer, and about the natural history of cancer patients with concomitant diagnosis of infective endocarditis. We used the SEER-Medicare linked database to identify
García-Albéniz, Xabier, Hernan, Miguel Angel, Hernández-Díaz, Sonia, Hsu, John, Lipsitch, Marc, Logan, Roger W.   +5 more
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Reduced prevalence of periodontitis in antidepressant users: Findings from a large‐scale US sample

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Periodontitis and major depression disorder have been shown to have a bidirectional association. However, the impact of antidepressants, the primary pharmacological treatment for depression, on periodontal health remains unclear.
María Martínez, David Fraguas, Elena Figuero, Francesco D´Aiuto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibiotic Prescribing Practices of Filipino Dentists [PDF]

, 2019
There are reports that dentists overprescribe antibiotics which may contribute to antibiotic resistance. This is an exploratory study on antibiotic prescribing practices of Filipino dentists using an online platform to form a basis for antimicrobial ...
Maglutac Jr, Mariano T, Sarmiento, M. A. (Melchor), Yanga-Mabunga, M. S. (Ma)   +2 more
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Results of Surgical Managment of Primary Mitral Regurgitation in a Single-center Study [PDF]

, 2017
Mitral regurgitation (MR) remains the second dominant defect in the structure of valvular cardiac diseases.It affects more than 2 million people in the USA.
Myshakivskyy, O. (Oleksiy)
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Atypical Infective Endocarditis [PDF]

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 1999
Although infective endocarditis has changed in the recent past as a result of microbiologic and risk factors, it continues to be clinically challenging. The disease is characterized by the formation of septic masses of platelets on the surfaces of heart valves. Several mechanisms can cause or contribute to the development of endocarditis. Although risk
P R, Gordon, S A, Allen
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Aging and periodontitis increase brain dissemination of oral bacteria

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The microbiome is a dynamic system that changes throughout life. Studies have revealed the relationship between periodontal disease and the oral microbiota; however, the impact of periodontal disease on the expression of senescence markers and on the inflammaging of the oral and systemic microbiome remains unclear.
Ozge Unlu, Tsute Chen, Nil Yakar, Zeliha Guney, Bruce Paster, Isabel Carreras, Alpaslan Dedeoglu, Alpdogan Kantarci   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left atrial fungal mass masquerading as myxoma: the importance of histopathological confirmation: a case report

The Egyptian Heart Journal
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Fungal infective endocarditis is a rare form of endocarditis that occur in immunodeficient patients.
MOHAMED MOUNIR NESNASSI, Asmae Benssied, Inasse Bargach, Siham Hallab, Safae Hilal, Ibtissam Fellat, Mohamed Cherti   +6 more
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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis, Treatment and Specific Situations Management – Current Knowledge, Review of the Literature

Quality in Sport
Introduction             Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe condition of endocardium, which can manifest through a wide spectrum of unspecific symptoms related to various organ systems.
Magdalena Balwierz, Agnieszka Kosińska, Wiktoria Belcarz   +2 more
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