Navel piercing as a cause for Streptococcus viridans endocarditis: Case report, review of the literature and implications for antibiotic prophylaxis

Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-160

  Barkan, Daniel ^a,b   Fanne, Rami Abu ^a   Elazari Scheiman, Anat ^a   Maayan, Shlomo ^a   Beeri, Ronen ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Piercing; Prophylaxis; Review

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BODY PIERCING; ENDOCARDITIS, SUBACUTE BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 34948875326     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096587     Document Type: Article

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