Robinson, W. M., McMillan, I. K. R., and Johnson, A. M. (1973). Thorax, 529-532. Saccular aneurysm caused by bacterial endocarditis in a syphilitic aorta. The rapid development of a saccular aneurysm during successfully treated bacterial endocarditis, in an ascending aorta previously affected by syphilis which had been treated with adequate chemotherapy 15 years previously, is described. Althou...

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a skin commensal classified as a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS). Though CoNS is typically associated with less aggressive clinical disease than Staphylococcus aureus, there is growing awareness that S. lugdunensis may be as virulent as S. aureus. The association between S. lugdunensis and infective endocarditis is well known, but few reports of native-joi...

The reported incidence of infective endocarditis during pregnancy is 0,006% and there are no accepted guidelines. Management is individually based according to gestational age and the status of the mother. A multidisciplinary approach is required. Cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermia and hyperkalemia may be fatal for the foetus due to vasoconstrictive response of the uteroplacental arteries. Her...

We report a case of bacterial endocarditis caused by nonhemolytic group B streptococcus (GBS) in a 67-year-old man with no predisposing risk factors. Nonhemolytic GBS strains rarely cause illness and are usually detected in perinatal infections. We believe this to be the first reported case of endocarditis caused by a nonhemolytic strain of GBS.

6. Crosby JK, Carrell R, Reed WA: Operative management of valvular complications of bacterial endocarditis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64: 235, 1972 7. Arnett EN, Roberts WC: Valve ring abscess in active infective endocarditis. Frequency, location and clues to clinical diagnosis from the study of 95 necropsy patients. Circulation 54: 140, 1976 8. Burnside JW, DeSanctis RW: Bacterial endocarditis ...

The rarity of endocarditis due to Klebsiella species limits its recognition and awareness of its often malignant course. We describe two recent cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae endocarditis and review the clinical context and outcomes of 48 other cases reported in the literature. At our hospital, endocarditis complicated only one of 86 consecutive episodes of bacteremia due to Klebsiella species....

BACKGROUND The incidence of bacterial endocarditis is much greater in long-term dialysis patients compared with the general population, and chronic kidney disease has been postulated as an independent host-related risk factor. Limited data are available on the long-term survival of dialysis patients with endocarditis. METHODS Dialysis patients hospitalized for bacterial endocarditis between 1...

The diffusion of antibiotics in endocarditis vegetation bacterial masses has not been described, although it may influence the efficacy of antibiotic therapy in endocarditis. The objective of this work was to assess the diffusion of ofloxacin in experimental endocarditis vegetation bacterial masses using synchrotron-radiation UV fluorescence microspectroscopy. Streptococcal endocarditis was ind...

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS following intracardiac surgery for congenital defects with use of extracorporeal circulation is a new entity, as old only as open intracardiac surgery. The reported experience is therefore meager. Suggestions regarding its pathogenesis, recognition, behavior, management, and prevention are few. Heins and Lindel reported five cases of bacterial endocarditis in a series of ...