Brucella endocarditis in prosthetic valves

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 971-974

  Al Dahouk, Sascha ^a   Schneider, Thomas ^b   Jansen, Andreas ^c   Nöckler, Karsten ^d   Tomaso, Herbert ^a   Hagen, Ralf M ^a   Scholz, Holger C ^a   Rudwaleit, Martin ^b   Neubauer, Heinrich ^a   Morguet, Andreas J ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Brucella endocarditis; Prosthetic valves; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NIGHT SWEAT; OTOTOXICITY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; BRUCELLA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 33750123968     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70316-6     Document Type: Article

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