Clinical characteristics and outcome of Brucella endocarditis
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Hasan Ekim Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Tropical Doctor | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0049-4755 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 04-2009 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 12-04-2026 | Yayınlanma Tarihi | – |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 39 / 2 / 85–88 | DOI | 10.1258/td.2008.070436 |
| Makale Linki | http://tdo.sagepub.com/lookup/doi/10.1258/td.2008.070436 | ||
| Özet |
| Brucella endocarditis, a rare complication of brucellosis, is the main cause of death attributable to this disease. There are difficulties in the diagnosis and uncertainty regarding many aspects of the treatment of Brucella endocarditis. We retrospectively examined the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients diagnosed with Brucella endocarditis. Of the six patients diagnosed as having Brucella endocarditis, four had valvular disease, one had aortic and mitral mechanic valve prosthesis (AVR + MVR) and one had secundum type atrial septal defect. Transesophageal echocardiography showed vegetations in four patients. Blood culture grew Brucella mellitensis only in two patients. Standard agglutination tests were elevated in all patients (range 1/320–1/10240). Four patients were managed with combined antibiotherapy and surgery. One refused further treatment and one refused an operation and follow-up was … |
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| Google Scholar | 25 |
| Web of Science | 10 |