Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.72-74, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540310016178
- Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-74
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Until now, only 12 cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Salmonella spp. have been reported in the English literature. High complication and mortality rates, a fulminant course and the requirement for early surgical intervention deserve special attention in this kind of infective endocarditis. A new case of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated by sepsis-induced cholestasis and a literature review are presented in this report.