1987
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1987.00370060137022
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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella melitensis

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“…Brucella endocarditis produces highly destructive lesions of the valve structures 19.20 . Although a complete cure can be occasionally achieved with medical treatment alone 22,23 , most require surgical treatment because of hemodynamic instability 19,20,22 . Although overall mortality from brucellosis is low, endocarditis is a severe complication and accounts for about 80% of deaths 24 .…”
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“…Brucella endocarditis produces highly destructive lesions of the valve structures 19.20 . Although a complete cure can be occasionally achieved with medical treatment alone 22,23 , most require surgical treatment because of hemodynamic instability 19,20,22 . Although overall mortality from brucellosis is low, endocarditis is a severe complication and accounts for about 80% of deaths 24 .…”
Section: Discussion:-mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Three patients were treated with a single drug, while the others were treated with a combination of 2 or more antibiotics. The combination of tetracycline or cotrimoxazole with streptomycin was used in 10 patients [5,7,10,12,14,15,17] and the combination of cotrimoxazole, tetra cycline and streptomycin in 4 patients [19], Tetracycline, streptomycin and rifampicin were used in 2 patients [8,16]. Cardiac sur gery was performed for heart failure in 20 patients and for persistent fever and/or new vegetations despite medical therapy in 3 pa tients.…”
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“…Cardiac sur gery was performed for heart failure in 20 patients and for persistent fever and/or new vegetations despite medical therapy in 3 pa tients. Two patients were operated on twice due to infection of the implanted valve [ 17]. Two patients died during the acute phase of the disease [4,5].…”
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confidence: 99%