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[Endocarditis of mitral and aortic prosthetic heart valves caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus].

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: We present the case of an acute endocarditis of mitral and aortic prosthetic heart valves caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (Haemophilus aphrophilus-paraphrophilus). This third report in the literature emphasizes the diagnostic work-up and the role of positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography in this setting. The specificities of endocarditis due to the HACEK group (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens and Kingella spp.) and the specific microbiological data and therapeutic options pertinent to this germ are discussed.

Source: PubMed

Authors: B Deleixhe, F Frippiat, P Léonard, N Withofs, C Meex, L Piérard, M Moutschen

Institutions: University of Liège, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège

Language: French

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2981318917

FWCI: 0.208

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