The nature and prevention of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Infection upon ball valve prostheses is a significant cause of death, especially in the early postoperative period. Such infection may occur in the late postoperative period, in which case it almost always is associated with infection elsewhere in the body, or follows unrelated surgical procedures o...

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Published inAmerican Heart Journal Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 393 - 407
Main Authors Stein, Paul D., Harken, Dwight E., Dexter, Lewis
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.03.1966
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Endocarditis
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
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Summary:Infection upon ball valve prostheses is a significant cause of death, especially in the early postoperative period. Such infection may occur in the late postoperative period, in which case it almost always is associated with infection elsewhere in the body, or follows unrelated surgical procedures or other predisposing events. Staphylococcus is the most frequent cause of this form of bacterial endocarditis. The diagnosis is often disregarded because bacterial endocarditis has nonspecific manifestations early in the disease. Bacterial endocarditis can be virtually eliminated with 10 days or more of methicillin and oxacillin prophylasis.
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ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/0002-8703(66)90482-0