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Zoonotic Streptococcus canis Bacteremia Following a Dog Scratch in an Elderly Patient With a Nonconditional Pacemaker

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Streptococcus canis is a β‐hemolytic Group G streptococcus commonly found in the microbiome of dogs and cats and is an uncommon cause of invasive human infection. Although typically regarded as a veterinary pathogen, S. canis has been reported to cause bacteremia, endocarditis, and other severe infections in humans, particularly in older adults with ...
Kamel Alachraf, Patrick Trouten, Jessica Thayer, Larry M. Bush   +3 more
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Native valve endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Micrococcus luteus endocarditis is a rare case of infective endocarditis. A total of 17 cases of infective endocarditis due to M luteus have been reported in the literature to date, all involving prosthetic valves.
Elisaf Moses, Miltiadous George
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis [PDF]

Heart, 2001
C, Piper, R, Körfer, D, Horstkotte
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis 7 months after transcatheter aortic valve implantation diagnosed with 3D TEE

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2016
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was introduced as an alternative treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis for whom surgery would be high-risk. Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis is a serious complication of surgical
Cenk Sarı, Tahir Durmaz, Bilge Duran Karaduman, Telat Keleş, Hüseyin Bayram, Serdal Baştuğ, Mehmet Burak Özen, Nihal Akar Bayram, Emine Bilen, Hüseyin Ayhan, Hacı Ahmet Kasapkara, Engin Bozkurt   +11 more
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Complete aortic prosthetic valve dehiscence after modified Bentall-De Bono procedure

International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, 2018
A 56-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic due to persistent fever despite the use of antibiotics for 2 weeks, chest pain, and presyncope. His medical history revealed that the patient underwent modified Bentall-De Bono procedure 2 months ago ...
Onur Tasar, Arzu Kalayci, Can Yucel Karabay, Cevat Kirma   +3 more
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Native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis complicated by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and its diagnostic challenges and therapeutic implications

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Concomitant native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (IE) is very rare, and both can rarely be complicated by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN).
Yitagesu Getachew, Zerubabel Getahun, Getachew Wondafrash, Zemenay Asmare, Gashaw Solela, Beka Aberra, Merga Daba   +6 more
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Brucella endocarditis – A series of five case reports

Indian Heart Journal, 2013
Endocarditis due to brucellosis is considered a rare occurrence involving native, congenital and prosthetic valves. The diagnosis needs high degree of suspicion in culture negative endocarditis especially in those with history of exposure to farm animals.
I. Tammi Raju, Rachana Solanki, A.N. Patnaik, R.C. Barik, N.R. Kumari, A.S. Gulati   +5 more
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Clinical features of the course of infective endocarditis of prosthetic valves and endocarditis of intracardiac devices

Лечащий Врач
Background. The increase in the number of cardiac surgeries has also led to a growth in cases of infective endocarditis of prosthetic valves and intracardiac devices.
V. A. Mosina, I. V. Demko, L. I. Pelinovskaya, A. E. Ryazanov, Ya. I. Verigo, K. V. Kochkina, K. F. Kasymova   +6 more
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by multidrug-resistant Candida albicans in a patient with myelodysplasia syndrome: A case report and literature review

Current Medical Mycology, 2018
Background and Purpose: Candida endocarditis is an infrequent disease with a high mortality rate, which commonly occurs in immunosuppressed patients with cardiac valve replacement.
Firoozeh Kermani, Tahereh Shokohi, Mahdi Abastabar, Lotfollah Davoodi, Shervin Ziabakhsh Tabari, Rozita Jalalian, Shirin Mehdipour, Roghayeh Mirzakhani   +7 more
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Sex Differences and Pathogen Patterns in Surgically Treated Aortic Valve Endocarditis over 15 Years

Microbiology Research
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious public health concern due to its high morbidity and lethality. This study investigates epidemiological trends in aortic valve endocarditis, focusing on sex-related differences in microbial etiology and
Elisa Mikus, Mariafrancesca Fiorentino, Diego Sangiorgi, Antonino Costantino, Simone Calvi, Elena Tenti, Elena Tremoli, Alberto Tripodi, Carlo Savini   +8 more
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