Endocardite infecciosa em pacientes com marcapasso definitivo / Infective Endocarditis on Cardiac Pacemaker Endocavitary Electrodes
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
62(4): 243-246, abr. 1994. ilus, tab
Article
Dans Portugais
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| ID: lil-156268
ABSTRACT
Five patients who had permanent pacemaker and infective endocarditis were analyzed. Diagnose was confirmed by a positive blood cultures in all patients and 2 of them had identifiable vegetation in the echocardiogram too. The etiologic agent was Staphylococcus aureus in 3, Staphylococcus epidermidis in 1 and Staphylococcus viridans in 1. Three patients were treated with antibiotics alone one had no clinical conditions to be operated, one died before surgery and one had good response to antimicrobial therapy alone. Two patients were submitted to antibiotic therapy and surgical removal of the pacemaker system, without complications. It was concluded that the surgical removal of the pacemaker system, as soon as possible, is the choice's therapy
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Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Infections à staphylocoques
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Infections à streptocoques
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Endocardite bactérienne
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Portugais
Texte intégral:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Thème du journal:
Cardiologie
Année:
1994
Type:
Article
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