Mechanical valve endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum
| Autor: | Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Ghanem Al-Hujailan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Prosthesis-Related Infections Diagnostic dilemma Gemella morbillorum Staphylococcaceae Microbiology Mechanical valve Internal medicine medicine Humans Endocarditis Prosthesis-Related Infection Prosthetic valve endocarditis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections biology business.industry Endocarditis Bacterial General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Endocardial disease Heart Valve Prosthesis Gemella Cardiology business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Microbiology. 56:1689-1691 |
| ISSN: | 1473-5644 0022-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.1099/jmm.0.47389-0 |
| Popis: | As the usual pathogen spectrum of a late-onset (>12 month post-operatively) prosthetic valve endocarditis is similar to normal valve endocarditis, with the exception of coagulase-negative staphylococcus, a prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by unusual bacterial pathogens represents a therapeutic and diagnostic dilemma. The lack of well established criteria or clinical experience for the management of such infections makes therapy and prognosis difficult to determine. A case of successfully treated Gemella morbillorum prosthetic valve endocarditis and a review of the relevant literature are presented. |
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