Yersinia enterocolitica endocarditis on a prosthetic valve.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Yersinia entercolitica endocarditis has rarely been described before. This is the first report of prosthetic valve Yersinia enterocolitis endocarditis, complicated by infected brain embolization. The patient, however, completely recovered after 6 weeks of combined therapy with ceftriaxone and gentamicin.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Yersinia Infections
- Yersinia enterocolitica