Clinical Features and Rate of Infective Endocarditis in Non-Faecalis and Non-faecium Enterococcal Bacteremia / 전남의대학술지
Chonnam Medical Journal
; : 111-115, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-788200
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ABSTRACT
Non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococci are an occasional cause of bacteremia, and some cases of infective endocarditis caused by these pathogens have been reported. However, the rate of infective endocarditis in non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcal bacteremia is still undetermined. We compared the clinical features and the rate of infective endocarditis of 70 cases of non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcal bacteremia with those of 65 cases of Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia. Non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcal bacteremia was more frequently associated with biliary tract infection and polymicrobial bacteremia, and was less frequently associated with infective endocarditis, than was E. faecalis bacteremia (57% vs. 28%, p<0.01; 47% vs. 31%, p=0.05; 1% vs. 14%, p<0.01, respectively).
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Sistema Biliar
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Bacteriemia
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Endocardite
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chonnam Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo