Late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae
| Autor: | Malak M. El-Hazmi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male
Adolescent Late onset Microbiology Diagnosis Differential High morbidity Thromboembolism Virology medicine Humans Endocarditis Prosthetic valve endocarditis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacterium Infections biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Endocarditis Bacterial General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Stroke Infectious Diseases Immunization Echocardiography Bacteremia Mitral Valve Parasitology business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 9:905-909 |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| DOI: | 10.3855/jidc.5976 |
| Popis: | In developed countries, Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection is rare due to efficient immunization programs. However, cases of nontoxigenic strains of C. diphtheriae infections, including endocarditis, have been reported recently. Although the incidence remains low, these infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. This report describes the first and atypical case of bacteremia and endocarditis caused by nontoxigenic C. diphtheriae var. gravis after introduction of immunization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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