Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 441-443, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Although Brucella endocarditis is a rare complication of human brucellosis, it is the main cause of the mortality in this disease. Traditionally, the therapeutic approach to endocarditis caused by Brucella species requires a combination of antimicrobial therapy and valve replacement surgery. In the literature, only a few cases of mitral prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Brucella species have been successfully treated without reoperation. We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a prosthetic mitral valve infected by Brucella abortus who was cured solely by medical treatment.
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Asunto principal:
Reoperación
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Brucella
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Brucella abortus
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Brucelosis
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Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
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Mortalidad
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Endocarditis
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Válvula Mitral
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Año:
2014
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Article