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Septic embolic encephalitis after Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis of a prosthetic valve in a 57-year-old woman: a case report
For prosthetic heart valves the risk of infection is much higher than for native heart valves. During the course of infective endocarditis 20-40% of all patients suffer from cerebrovascular complications such as ischaemic stroke or intracerebral haemorrhage. We present the case of a 57-year-old woma...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cases Network Ltd
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740041/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829840 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6653 |