Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis caused by HACEK Organisms: a Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 282-285, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-102695
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
HACEK is a rare cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). We describe 42-year-old male patient who presented with Aggregatibacter aphrophilus PVE and cerebral infarct. A. aphrophilus was isolated from his blood cultures as the sole pathogen, which was confirmed by subsequent 16S rRNA sequencing. He was treated with valve replacement surgery and an 8 week course of pathogen-directed antibiotic therapy and followed for 20 months without recurrence.
Full text:
Available
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Endocarditis
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
Type of study:
Systematic review
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
