Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 441-443, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-149405
ABSTRACT
Although Brucella endocarditis is a rare complication of human brucellosis, it is the main cause of the mortality in this disease. Traditionally, the therapeutic approach to endocarditis caused by Brucella species requires a combination of antimicrobial therapy and valve replacement surgery. In the literature, only a few cases of mitral prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Brucella species have been successfully treated without reoperation. We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a prosthetic mitral valve infected by Brucella abortus who was cured solely by medical treatment.
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Main subject:
Reoperation
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Brucella
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Brucella abortus
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Brucellosis
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Mortality
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Endocarditis
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Mitral Valve
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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