Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis

Four cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis have been reported previously in the English medical literature (Fraser et al. 1967; Yamamoto et al., 1974; Shanson et al., 1977; Bassa et al., 1989). This report describes a fifth case in a 62-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endoca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1992-03, Vol.15 (3), p.273-276
Hauptverfasser:	Choo, Peter W., Gantz, Nelson M., Anderson, Charles, Maguire, James H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Bioprosthesis Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology Female Gastroenteritis - complications Heart Valve Prosthesis Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Salmonella - isolation & purification Salmonella Infections - etiology Tricuspid Valve
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Zusammenfassung:	Four cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis have been reported previously in the English medical literature (Fraser et al. 1967; Yamamoto et al., 1974; Shanson et al., 1977; Bassa et al., 1989). This report describes a fifth case in a 62-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis after an episode of Salmonella gastroenteritis, and reviews prior cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/0732-8893(92)90124-C