The “surreptitious staphylococcus”staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a child

A child with congenital heart disease developed infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Despite an apparent excellent response to initial antibiotic treatment in clinical, inflammatory and echocardiographic indices, the patient's valve damage progressed silently and surgica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2002-10, Vol.21 (10), p.984-986
Hauptverfasser:	Sotutu, Viliame, Carapetis, Jonathan, Wilkinson, Jim, Davis, Andrew, Curtis, Nigel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Bacteremia - complications Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Child Disease Progression Echocardiography Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Follow-Up Studies Heart Defects, Congenital - complications Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis Heart Valve Prosthesis Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Penicillins - administration & dosage Risk Assessment Staphylococcal Infections - complications Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy Staphylococcus - classification Treatment Outcome
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