Molecular diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis with aorto-right atrial fistula
| Autor: | Takeshi Takamura, Masaki Tanabe, Koji Onoda, Masaaki Ito, Hideto Shimpo, Shoichiro Yamazato, Katsuya Onishi, Akiko Nakamura, Hideo Wada, Tsutomu Nobori |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Culture-negative endocarditis
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry medicine.drug_class Fistula Antibiotics medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Right atrial Surgery Infective endocarditis medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Prosthetic valve endocarditis business Streptococcus canis Whole blood |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiology. 135:e13-e15 |
| ISSN: | 0167-5273 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.029 |
| Popis: | Definite diagnosis of infective endocarditis is impossible when all blood cultures are negative under antibiotic treatment. In this case, Streptococcus canis was identified using polymerase chain reaction from preoperative whole blood and excised valve tissue, and considered as the pathogen for infective endocarditis, despite negative blood cultures. This information was useful for diagnosis and selection of antibiotics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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