Native valve endocarditis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in an immunocompetent individual
| Autor: | Gürdal Yilmaz, Iftihar Koksal, Eda Gençalioğlu, Seval Sönmez Yıldırım, Gökalp Altun, Selçuk Kaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Microbiology Erysipelothrix Infections medicine Humans Native Valve Endocarditis Endocarditis biology business.industry Mortality rate Endocarditis Bacterial General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Penicillin Infective endocarditis Erysipelothrix Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Microbiology. 62:1911-1913 |
| ISSN: | 1473-5644 0022-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.1099/jmm.0.059931-0 |
| Popis: | Infective endocarditis is a very rare clinical form caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. It is rarely seen in immunocompetent individuals. Even after surgery it may entail mortality rates as high as 30–40 %. This report describes a case of native valve endocarditis caused by E. rhusiopathiae and cured with crystallized penicillin G and surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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