Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis after Sigmoidoscopy / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
;
: 60-63, 2000.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-36552
ABSTRACT
We report a case of infective endocarditis after flexible sigmoidoscopy. In addition to persistent bacteremia with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), we found an oscillating intracardiac mass on the tricuspid valve in this patient. The patient had no underlying heart disease or risk factor for the infection due to MRSA. Vancomycin treatment for 42 days was adequate for this case. The pathogen might colonize the patient's rectum and then invade through intestinal mucosa during the endoscopic procedure.
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Main subject:
Rectum
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Tricuspid Valve
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Vancomycin
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Risk Factors
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Methicillin Resistance
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Sigmoidoscopy
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Bacteremia
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Colon
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Endocarditis
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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