Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve

Bacillus cereus endocarditis is rare. It has been implicated in immunocompromised individuals, especially in intravenous drug users as well as in those with a cardiac prosthesis. The patient was a 31-year-old ex-intravenous drug addict with a past history of staphylococcal pulmonary valve endoc...

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Main Authors: Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid
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Published: Springer Japan 2012
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spelling iium-250072012-08-02T01:36:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/ Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve Ngow, Harris Abdullah Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid RC Internal medicine Bacillus cereus endocarditis is rare. It has been implicated in immunocompromised individuals, especially in intravenous drug users as well as in those with a cardiac prosthesis. The patient was a 31-year-old ex-intravenous drug addict with a past history of staphylococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis, who presented with symptoms of decompensated cardiac failure. Echocardiography showed severe aortic regurgitation with an oscillating vegetation seen on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. The blood cultures grew Bacillus cereus. We report this as a rare case of Bacillus cereus endocarditis affecting a native aortic valve Springer Japan 2012-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/1/bacillus.pdf Ngow, Harris Abdullah and Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid (2012) Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. ISSN 1341-321X DOI 10.1007/s10156-012-0427-2
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Ngow, Harris Abdullah
Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid
Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
description Bacillus cereus endocarditis is rare. It has been implicated in immunocompromised individuals, especially in intravenous drug users as well as in those with a cardiac prosthesis. The patient was a 31-year-old ex-intravenous drug addict with a past history of staphylococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis, who presented with symptoms of decompensated cardiac failure. Echocardiography showed severe aortic regurgitation with an oscillating vegetation seen on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. The blood cultures grew Bacillus cereus. We report this as a rare case of Bacillus cereus endocarditis affecting a native aortic valve
format Article
author Ngow, Harris Abdullah
Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid
author_facet Ngow, Harris Abdullah
Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid
author_sort Ngow, Harris Abdullah
title Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
title_short Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
title_full Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
title_fullStr Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
title_full_unstemmed Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
title_sort bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
publisher Springer Japan
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/1/bacillus.pdf
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