Native Valve Bacillus cereus Endocarditis in a Non-Intravenous-Drug-Abusing Patient
| Autor: | William K. K. Lau, Matthew J. Bankowski, Benjamin S. Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Heart disease Fulminant medicine.medical_treatment Bacillus cereus Case Reports Biology Valve replacement medicine Humans Endocarditis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Immunodeficiency Intravenous drug fungi Endocarditis Bacterial medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery Echocardiography Native valve Heart Valve Prosthesis bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50:519-521 |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.00657-11 |
| Popis: | Bacillus cereus is a rare cause of endocarditis, typically associated with intravenous drug abuse, rheumatic heart disease, prosthetic heart valves, pacemakers, or immunodeficiency. We present the first case of native valve Bacillus cereus endocarditis with no apparent risk factors. The patient had a fulminant course requiring emergent valve replacement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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