Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathie is an immobile, not sporulated, gram positive bacillus. Man is an accidental host. Infection is acquired through wounds on contact with sick animals or carriers, their products or objects contaminated with their waste. We report a 40 years old tannery male worker, present...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720150012000142016-02-29Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiaeVázquez,LimayDe los Santos,CarolinaCichero,MaríaFrantchez,VictoriaBatista,NoeliaPalacio,RosarioSeija,VerónicaVignolo,WashingtonSosa,LeonardoSilvariño,Ricardo Aortic valve replacement Cardiovascular surgical procedures Endocarditis Erysipelothrix Erysipelothrix rhusiopathie is an immobile, not sporulated, gram positive bacillus. Man is an accidental host. Infection is acquired through wounds on contact with sick animals or carriers, their products or objects contaminated with their waste. We report a 40 years old tannery male worker, presenting in the emergency room with fever lasting one month. An echocardiogram showed a vegetation and perforation of the aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation. Blood cultures gave growth to E. rhusiopathiae. The patient was treated with penicillin. After three weeks of treatment an aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve was performed. At six weeks, he was discharged from the hospital.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.143 n.12 20152015-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872015001200014es10.4067/S0034-98872015001200014 |
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Aortic valve replacement Cardiovascular surgical procedures Endocarditis Erysipelothrix Vázquez,Limay De los Santos,Carolina Cichero,María Frantchez,Victoria Batista,Noelia Palacio,Rosario Seija,Verónica Vignolo,Washington Sosa,Leonardo Silvariño,Ricardo Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathie is an immobile, not sporulated, gram positive bacillus. Man is an accidental host. Infection is acquired through wounds on contact with sick animals or carriers, their products or objects contaminated with their waste. We report a 40 years old tannery male worker, presenting in the emergency room with fever lasting one month. An echocardiogram showed a vegetation and perforation of the aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation. Blood cultures gave growth to E. rhusiopathiae. The patient was treated with penicillin. After three weeks of treatment an aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve was performed. At six weeks, he was discharged from the hospital. |
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Vázquez,Limay De los Santos,Carolina Cichero,María Frantchez,Victoria Batista,Noelia Palacio,Rosario Seija,Verónica Vignolo,Washington Sosa,Leonardo Silvariño,Ricardo |
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Vázquez,Limay De los Santos,Carolina Cichero,María Frantchez,Victoria Batista,Noelia Palacio,Rosario Seija,Verónica Vignolo,Washington Sosa,Leonardo Silvariño,Ricardo |
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Vázquez,Limay |
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Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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endocarditis infecciosa por erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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