Extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli tricuspid valve endocarditis

Escherichia coli is a rare cause of endocarditis. This article reports an 82-year-old male with a mechanical aortic valve replacement who was admitted for fever and fatigue. He was diagnosed with a tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by an extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli...

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Autores principales: Waked, Rami, Saliba, Gebrael, Chehata, Nabil, Haddad, Elie, Chedid, Marie, Choucair, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7049631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32140412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00729
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Sumario:Escherichia coli is a rare cause of endocarditis. This article reports an 82-year-old male with a mechanical aortic valve replacement who was admitted for fever and fatigue. He was diagnosed with a tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by an extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli following positive blood cultures and echocardiography. He received six weeks of imipenem / cilastatin and subsequently improved and was discharged with ambulatory follow ups with his infectious disease specialist.

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