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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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2015
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spelling 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
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Aortic valve replacement
Cardiovascular surgical procedures
Endocarditis
Erysipelothrix
spellingShingle 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
description 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.
author Vázquez,Limay
De los Santos,Carolina
Cichero,María
Frantchez,Victoria
Batista,Noelia
Palacio,Rosario
Seija,Verónica
Vignolo,Washington
Sosa,Leonardo
Silvariño,Ricardo
author_facet Vázquez,Limay
De los Santos,Carolina
Cichero,María
Frantchez,Victoria
Batista,Noelia
Palacio,Rosario
Seija,Verónica
Vignolo,Washington
Sosa,Leonardo
Silvariño,Ricardo
author_sort Vázquez,Limay
title Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
title_short Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
title_full Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
title_fullStr Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
title_full_unstemmed Endocarditis infecciosa por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
title_sort endocarditis infecciosa por erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2015
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872015001200014
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