A Case of Native Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis and Multiple Organ Septic Emboli Despite Adequate Antibiotic Therapy

Shrutii Datta,Paul Y Takahashi,Shruti Datta

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2012.12.012

A Case of Native Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis and Multiple Organ Septic Emboli Despite Adequate Antibiotic Therapy

Shrutii Datta, Paul Y Takahashi + Show 1 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2012.12.012

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Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Publication Date: Mar 1, 2013

Affiliation: Mayo Clinic

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Guidelines do not recommend endocarditis prophylaxis in people with healthy native valves. We describe a case of endocarditis in a patient who developed endocarditis after dental procedure and further developed septic emboli after 5 weeks of antibiotic treatment.

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