Fatal outcome of first case of Streptococcus sinensis in infective endocarditis in the Netherlands: a case report
Abstract Background Infective endocarditis is a relatively common disease in a cardiologist’s daily practice. Nowadays more detailed information about pathogens is provided to us by diagnostics such as MALDI Biotyper Massa Spectrometer. We present a case of endocarditis lenta in which Streptococcus sinensis was identified in the Netherlands for the first time. Case summary A 58-year-old man was admitted with high suspicion of endocarditis lenta complicated by severe kidney dysfunction and anaemia. He was treated with penicillin and gentamycin. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large vege... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | European Heart Journal - Case Reports ; volume 4, issue 1, page 1-4 ; ISSN 2514-2119 |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29201078 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz237 |