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Multivalve Endocarditis With Multiple Peripheral and Pulmonary Embolisms: A Case Report [PDF]

, 2005
A síndrome febril indeterminada no idoso coloca sempre alguma dificuldade diagnóstica. A endocardite infecciosa, pela relativa raridade e pela atipia das suas manifestações é muitas vezes esquecida neste grupo etário, onde outras causas, nomeadamente ...
Agapito, AF, Branco, LM, Feliciano, J, Mota Capitão, L, Pelicano, NJ, Pinto, A, Quininha, J, Salomão, S, Sobrinho, G   +8 more
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Bicarbonate Resensitization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to β-Lactam Antibiotics. [PDF]

, 2019
Endovascular infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a major health care concern, especially infective endocarditis (IE).
Abdelhady, Wessam, Bayer, Arnold S, Chambers, Henry F, Ersoy, Selvi C, Li, Liang, Xiong, Yan Q   +5 more
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Serum opsonin, bacteria, and polymorphonuclear leukocyte interactions in subacute bacterial endocarditis. Anti-gamma-globulin factors and their interaction with specific opsonins.

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1968
The effect of anti-gamma-globulin factors on 7S gamma-globulin opsonins from patients with subacute bacterial endocarditis has been examined with a quantitative in vitro phagocytosis system.
Ronald P. Messner, Throstur Laxdal, P. G. Quie, Ralph C. Williams   +3 more
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Rapidly Destructive Staphylococcus epidermidis Endocarditis [PDF]

, 2018
: A 29-year-old man with rapidly destructive Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis after mitral valve reconstruction is presented. Resistance to rifampin and teicoplanin occurred during antibiotic treatment resulting in clinical failure and valve ...
Berger-Bachi, B., Ruef, C., Speck, R., Springer, B., Zingg, W., Zinkernagel, A.   +5 more
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Procalcitonin: Importance for the diagnosis of bacterial infections [PDF]

, 2017
In contrast to calcitonin which is primarily synthesized in the thyroid, procalcitonin is a prohormone which is synthesized in many different tissues of infected organs. To diagnose mild, localized, or early infections an assay needs to have a functional
Christ-Crain, Mirjam, Huber, Andreas R., Müller, Beat, Schuetz, Philipp   +3 more
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Predictors of Endocarditis in Isolates from Cultures of Blood Following Dental Extractions in Rats with Periodontal Disease [PDF]

, 2017
Rats with periodontitis and catheter-induced aortic valve vegetations underwent dental extractions. Cultures of blood obtained 1 min later showed polymicrobial bacteremia in 19 of 19 rats, mostly due to viridans streptococci (18 of 19), Morganella (15 of
Bille, J., Glauser, M. P., Malinverni, R., Moreillon, P., Overholser, C. D.   +4 more
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SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF SEPTIC FOCI [PDF]

, 1931
Leonard Abrahamson
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When should patients with mitral valve prolapse get endocarditis prophylaxis? [PDF]

, 2004
Patients with suspected mitral valve prolapse (MVP)should undergo echocardiography before any procedure that may place them at risk for bacteremia. Patients with MVP and documented absence of mitral regurgitation or valvular thickening likely do not need
Helmen, Jennifer, Pearson, Michelle, Triezenberg, Daniel   +2 more
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Streptococci of the Mouth and Their Relationship to Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis [PDF]

, 1953
E. D. Farmer
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Case Report: Expanding the ocular horizon: subperiosteal orbital hematoma and Roth spots in known case of sickle cell disease

Frontiers in Hematology
Sickle cell disease is a prevalent haemoglobinopathy that is hereditary. People with sickle cell disease frequently experience vaso-occlusive crises, which lead to substantial morbidity from end-organ ischaemia and infarction.
Rajvardhan Ravindra Patil, Sourya Acharya, Vineet Karwa, Rushikesh Dhondge, Suhail Shaikh, Manjeet Kothari   +5 more
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