Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis [PDF]
We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer, chronic mitral valve regurgitation, and recent dental cleaning who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath, anemia, and acute renal failure.
Kevin Dao+4 more
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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis with Leptotrichia goodfellowii in a Patient with a Valvular Allograft: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Leptotrichia species are normal constituents of the oral cavity and the genitourinary tract microbiota that are known to provoke disease in immunocompromised patients and rarely in immunocompetent individuals.
Wilfredo R. Matias+4 more
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Diagnostic and treatment challenge of unrecognized subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with ANCA-PR3 positive immunocomplex glomerulonephritis: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Background Diagnosis and treatment of either ANCA disease or silent infection-related glomerulonephritis is complicated and is a huge treatment challenge when overlapping clinical manifestations occur.
D. Bele+6 more
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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Cardiobacterium hominis: A Case Report [PDF]
Cardiobacterium hominis, a member of the HACEK group of organisms, is an uncommon but important cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis. First-line therapy is a third-generation cephalosporin due to rare beta-lactamase production.
Davie Wong, Julie Carson, Andrew Johnson
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis secondary to mastoiditis: a rare complication. [PDF]
Mastoiditis can result from untreated otitis media. If unrecognised, it can result in life-threatening complications. We present a 69-year-old woman with a history of left-sided otitis media admitted to intensive care unit following collapse with a ...
Smith CP, Jackson C, Stewart R.
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Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect [PDF]
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but life-threatening infection. Despite advances in management, it still causes high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with a prolonged fever of 2.5 months duration ...
Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi+2 more
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Hemolytic Anemia in a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis by Cardiobacterium hominis. [PDF]
Hemolytic anemia is a rarely occurring manifestation of native valve infective endocarditis. We herein report an afebrile patient with hemolytic anemia caused by Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis.
Shingu M+8 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, Isolated from a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis. [PDF]
Campylobacter fetus is a Gram-negative, zoonotic pathogen and a member of the class Epsilonproteobacteria. We report the draft genome sequence of C. fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, isolated from a patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis.
Culligan EP+8 more
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Classic Peripheral Signs of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis. [PDF]
A 50-year-old female patient with visual disturbances was referred for further evaluation of a heart murmur. Fundoscopy revealed a Roth spot in both eyes.
Chong Y+5 more
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