Brucella Endocarditis in Prosthetic Valves
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22320684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Snjezana Mehanic (University of Sarajevo), Velida Mulabdic (University of Sarajevo), Rusmir Baljic (0000-0002-2693-7307, University of Sarajevo), Meliha HadzovicCengic (University of Sarajevo), Fikret Pinjo (University of Sarajevo), Vesna Hadziosmanovic (University of Sarajevo), Jasna Topalovic (University of Sarajevo) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Materia Socio Medica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1512-7680 • E-ISSN: 1986-597X |
| Publisher | ScopeMed (PUBLISHER • TR) |
| DOI | 10.5455/msm.2012.24.s11-s12 |
| PMID | 24493988 |
| OpenAlex | W2115396066 |
| Language | EN |
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: none declared. INTRODUCTION: Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but severe and potentially lethal manifestation of brucellosis. Pre-existing valves lesions and prosthetic valves (PV) are favorable for BE. CASE REPORT: We represent the case of a 46-year-old man who was treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Center of Sarajevo University, as blood culture positive (Brucella melitensis) mitral and aortic PV endocarditis. He was treated with combined anti-brucella and cardiac therapy. Surgical intervention was postponed due to cardiac instability. Four months later he passed away. Surgery was not performed
Aortic valve · Brucella · Brucella abortus · Brucella melitensis · Brucellosis · Endocarditis · Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment · Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management · Medicine · Viral Infections and Immunology Research · Surgery · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |