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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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Self-similar dynamics of bacterial chemotaxis [PDF]

Phys. Rev. E 86, 062901 (2012), 2012
Colonies of bacteria grown on thin agar plate exhibit fractal patterns as a result of adaptation to their environments. The bacterial colony pattern formation is regulated crucially by chemotaxis, the movement of cells along a chemical concentration gradient.
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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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A classic and fatal case of Streptococcus mutans subacute bacterial endocarditis; A now potentially underappreciated disease

IDCases, 2020
Acute bacterial endocarditis is now common and easily suspected and recognized in the setting of prosthetic valves, injection drug use, or bacteremia with virulent organisms.
SA Schmalzle
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Late-Onset Prosthetic Endocarditis with Paraaortic Abscess Caused by Cutibacterium acnes

Infectious Disease Reports, 2023
Cutibacterium acnes, an integral component of the skin’s customary bacterial flora, represents a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium characterized by its low virulence. Despite its low virulence, the pathogen can cause profound-seated infections as well as
Ornela Velollari, Christian Malte Reinhardt, Maike Knorr, Katharina Schnitzler, Dirk Graafen, Matthias Miederer, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Thomas Münzel, Kai-Helge Schmidt, Christian Giebels, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Lukas Hobohm   +11 more
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Computable Phenotypes for Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: A National COVID Cohort Collaborative Analysis [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) is an increasingly recognized yet incompletely understood public health concern. Several studies have examined various ways to phenotype PASC to better characterize this heterogeneous condition. However, many gaps in PASC phenotyping research exist, including a lack of the following: 1) standardized definitions ...
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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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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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Splenic and kidney infarct: Sequelae of subacute Streptococcus mitis bacterial endocarditis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2017
Infective endocarditis (IE) is caused due to the vegetation on the heart valves, myocardium wall, or the pacemaker leads. Vegetation is a lesion that appears as a consequence of successive deposition of platelets and fibrin on the endothelial surface of ...
Sushilkumar Satish Gupta, Rajeswer Sarasam, Siddharth Wartak, Vinod Namana   +3 more
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