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A raw deal [PDF]

, 2013
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/99657/1/jhm2055 ...
Dhaliwal, Gurpreet, Gandhi, Tejal, Khateeb, Rafina   +2 more
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Acute Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies: Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Findings

Echocardiography, Volume 42, Issue 2, February 2025.
The pathogenesis and progression of myocardial inflammation involve a multiphase process driven by genetic, epigenetic, autoimmune, and environmental factors. Inflammation establishes a self‐perpetuating “vicious cycle”, causing progressive myocardial damage.
Francesco Lauriero, Camilla Vittoria Vita, Alessio Perazzolo, Giovanni Sanseverino, Eleonora Moliterno, Giuseppe Rovere, Riccardo Marano, Luigi Natale   +7 more
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Culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis masquerades as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis) involving both the kidney and lung

BMC Nephrology, 2012
Background Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) occasionally exhibits positive cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) of the anti-proteinase-3 (PR-3) type.
Peng Hui, Chen Wen-fang, Wu Chao, Chen Yan-ru, Peng Bo, Paudel Sujay Dutta, Lou Tan-qi   +6 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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Musculoskeletal manifestations of bacterial endocarditis [PDF]

, 2000
CONTEXT: The incidence of staphylococcal infection has been increasing during the last 20 years. OBJECTIVE: Report a case of staphylococcal endocarditis preceded by musculoskeletal manifestations, which is a rare form of clinical presentation.
Atallah, Álvaro Nagib, Rangel, Erika Bevilaqua   +1 more
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Fatal Outcome of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis in a Patient With Hidden Visceral Leishmaniasis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic parasitic disease with diverse clinical manifestations, primarily affecting the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. While renal involvement in VL is well documented, it is often mild and resolves with effective treatment.
Ali Mansoursamaei, Maryam Valikhani, Hoofar Rafiee, Mohamed A. Dkhil   +3 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Autoimmunity Due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Its Resolution With Antibiotic Therapy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Background:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is a Gram-negative coccobacillus recognized as a pathogen in periodontitis and infective endocarditis. By producing a toxin (leukotoxin A, LtxA) that triggers global hypercitrullination in neutrophils,
Amarshi Mukherjee, Vanessa Jantsch, Rida Khan, Wolfgang Hartung, René Fischer, Jonathan Jantsch, Boris Ehrenstein, Maximilian F. Konig, Felipe Andrade   +8 more
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Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis. First case report in Chile and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2017
Indexación: Scopus; Scielo.Los casos reportados de infección por Lactococcus garvieae son escasos y sólo uno asociado a hemodiálisis. Comunicamos el caso de endocarditis infecciosa de curso fatal por L.
Clavero, R., Escobar, J., Merello, L., Ramos-Avasola, S., Álvarez, F.   +4 more
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Staphylococcus epidermidis: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Biofilm‐Forming Isolates From Pediatric Bacteremia in Pakistan

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Staphylococcus epidermidis is an important cause of nosocomial infections in children. The study undertaken identified antibiotic resistance markers among biofilm‐forming S. epidermidis. Methods: A total of 105 bacteremia‐positive samples from hospitalized children were processed for identification of S.
Maleeha Nisar, Hazir Rahman, Saghir Ahmad, Tabassum Tabassum, Khalid J. Alzahrani, Fuad M. Alzahrani, Khalaf F. Alsharif, Rajib Chowdhury   +7 more
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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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