Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis and bacteremia. Analysis of cases at a tertiary medical center and review of the literature
| Autor: | Lucio R. Minces, Ryan K. Shields, Fernanda P. Silveira, Ken S. Ho, Kathleen R Sheridan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Bacteremia Penicillins Microbiology Pharmacotherapy Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans Medicine Endocarditis Risk factor Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections biology Peptostreptococcus business.industry Incidence Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Heart Valves Hospitals Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Penicillin Infectious Diseases Echocardiography Infective endocarditis Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Anaerobe. 16:327-330 |
| ISSN: | 1075-9964 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2010.03.011 |
| Popis: | Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis is rare but associated with high morbidity. We report two cases and evaluate all positive blood cultures for Peptostreptococcus at our institution, followed by a review of the literature. This organism causes a subacute presentation and cardiac valve pathology is a risk factor. Penicillin remains the treatment of choice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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