Infective endocarditis caused by unusual gram-positive pathogens: Report of 4 patients

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02818681" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02818681</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02818681" target="_blank" >10.1007/bf02818681</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Infective endocarditis caused by unusual gram-positive pathogens: Report of 4 patients
Original language description
Of a total of 81 patients hospitalized in the infectious diseases department in 1990-2000 with infectious endocarditis caused by Gram-positive pathogen, unusual etiological agents were found in several cases: Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and Gemella morbillorum. Cardiac defects were present in the latter two patients: bicuspid aortic valve and tetralogy of Fallot. Two patients were successfully treated with antibiotics only and one patient with antibiotics and surgery. The patient with C. diphtheriae endocarditis died due to progressive sepsis and multiple organ failure.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FN - Epidemiology, infection diseases and clinical immunology
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2002
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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