Literature DB >> 2013186

Echocardiographic diagnosis of an aortic root abscess after Mycobacterium fortuitum prosthetic valve endocarditis.

W H Chow1, W H Leung, Y T Tai, W T Lee, K L Cheung.   

Abstract

A patient with an aortic root abscess complicating Mycobacterium fortuitum prosthetic endocarditis is described. The correct diagnosis had been made preoperatively by echocardiography and was confirmed subsequently at surgery.

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Year:  1991        PMID: 2013186     DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960140319

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Cardiol        ISSN: 0160-9289            Impact factor:   2.882


  2 in total

Review 1.  Endocarditis due to rare and fastidious bacteria.

Authors:  P Brouqui; D Raoult
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2001-01       Impact factor: 26.132

2.  Mycobacterial prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Authors:  Larry M Bush; Anil Paturi; Fredy Chaparro-Rojas; Maria T Perez
Journal:  Curr Infect Dis Rep       Date:  2010-07       Impact factor: 3.725

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