eComment. Abiotrofia defectiva – a fastidious bacterial species that warrants optimal co-operation between the clinic and the laboratory
| Autor: | Zora Profozić, Marijana Neuberg, Tomislav Meštrović |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
infective endocarditis
Abiotrophia defectiva 0301 basic medicine Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Fastidious organism biology business.industry 030106 microbiology Endocarditis Bacterial Abiotrophia biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Microbiology Co operation 03 medical and health sciences Medicine Surgery Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Gram-positive bacterial infections |
| Zdroj: | Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 25:999-1000 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9285 1569-9293 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/icvts/ivx278 |
| Popis: | We read with great interest the case report by Planinc et al. on quadruple-valve infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Abiotrophia defectiva (A. defectiva). The authors should be congratulated, as their approach to replace aortic and pulmonary valves, as well as to repair mitral and tricuspid valves resulted in patient recovery, with satisfactory patient condition even two years after the surgery. Our comment aims to address several contradictory statements in the article and expand on the discussion on this increasingly recognized bacterial species. |
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