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Abiotrophia Endocarditis in Children with No Underlying Heart Disease: A Rare but a Virulent Organism [PDF]

, 2014
Infective endocarditis is extremely rare in children with structurally normal hearts. The most common etiological agents are staphylococcal and streptococcal species.
Aggarwal, Sanjeev, Asmar, Basim I., Bhat, Deepti P., Nagaraju, Lakshmi   +3 more
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Streptococcus gordonii septic arthritis : two cases and review of literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapy, septic arthritis remains a rheumatologic emergency that can lead to rapid joint destruction and irreversible loss of function.
Yombi Jean cyr, Belkhir Leila, Jonckheere Sylvie, Wilmes Dunja, Cornu Olivier, Vandercam Bernard, Rodriguez-Villalobos Hector   +6 more
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Misdiagnosis of Streptococcus gallolyticus endocarditis

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2016
Death certificate inaccuracy is of major concern both in the public health domain and in individual health care, since it may yield untruthful data on the incidence, prevalence, and lethality of medical entities, and may hamper prophylactic measures ...
Rodrigo Tzovenos Starosta, Raquel Rivero, Francine Hehn de Oliveira, Eron Lopes, Marcelle Reesink Cerski   +4 more
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A novel family of bacterial sialic acid binding adhesins? [PDF]

, 2020
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 Due to Eikenella corrodens: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990
Eikenella corrodens is an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis. In the 11 reported cases in the literature, the disease was associated with predisposing factors and was clinically indolent or subacute.
Ward D Patrick, Winston D Brown, M Ian Bowmer, Christian P Sinave   +3 more
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Infective endocarditis: a consumptive disease among the elderly

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2011
The clinical presentation of infective endocarditis varies according to the etiologic agent and the host. In elderly individuals, infective endocarditis can be difficult to diagnose and poses a challenge for the physician.
Vilma Takayasu, Fabiana Roberto Lima, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos   +2 more
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Peripheral ischaemic retinopathy and neovascularisation in a patient with subacute streptococcus mitis-induced bacterial endocarditis

GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2017
Objective: To describe a patient with peripheral retinal ischaemia and neovascularisation who was diagnosed with streptococcus mitis-induced bacterial endocarditis. Methods: Retrospective analysis of case report.
Leysen, Laura S., Kreps, Elke O., De Schryver, Ilse, Hoornaert, Kristien P., Smith, Vanessa, De Zaeytijd, Julie   +5 more
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

Medical Journal of Australia, 1921
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Rothia dentocariosa Endocarditis in an Unsuspecting Host: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019
Rothia dentocariosa, a gram-positive coccobacillus, is a commensal bacterium that is part of the oropharynx and respiratory tract. In the past, it was known to be a cause for periodontal disease, but in recent years, Rothia dentocariosa has been found to
Stacy Willner, Zaid Imam, Ismail Hader
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First Reported Case of Bacterial Endocarditis Attributable to Actinomyces meyeri

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996
A 48-year-old man presented to the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia in severe congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic studies revealed significant aortic valve insufficiency.
Susan Moffatt, A Raza Ahmen, Kevin Forward   +2 more
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