Aortic root replacement in a patient with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis and leukemia.
Chest
; 120(5): 1744-6, 2001 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11713166
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis is rare and usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. We describe a patient with hairy-cell leukemia and vancomycin-resistant E faecium endocarditis. The patient presented with severe aortic insufficiency. He underwent aortic root replacement with a cryopreserved aortic homograft and was treated with a combination of quinupristin/dalfopristin, ampicillin, and gentamicin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
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Leukemia, Hairy Cell
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus faecium
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Vancomycin Resistance
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Chest
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos