Right-sided bacterial endocarditis due to Flavobacterium odoratum in a patient on chronic hemodialysis
| Autor: | Luis I. Juncos, Gabriela Pastorino, Ernesto Jakob, Cristina I. Ferrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Flavobacterium odoratum Heart disease business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Endocarditis Bacterial Middle Aged medicine.disease Flavobacterium Surgery Bacterial endocarditis Nephrology Renal Dialysis medicine Endocarditis Humans Kidney Failure Chronic Chronic hemodialysis Female Hemodialysis business Complication Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Dialysis Ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | American journal of nephrology. 15(1) |
| ISSN: | 0250-8095 |
| Popis: | Bacterial endocarditis, particularly involving the left side, has been shown to occur in patients in regular hemodialysis. We report a case of right-sided endocarditis characterized by a very torpid evolution. Although the diagnosis was suspected early in the course, confirmation was obtained 2 months after the onset. Flavobacterium odoratum was identified in the fourth month of evolution and only after multiple blood cultures had been obtained. We believe the very low infectivity of F. odoratum and its very slow growth in culture media prevented an early diagnosis. |
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