STAPHYLOCOCCAL TRICUSPID-VALVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PATIENTS WITH STRUCTURALLY NORMAL HEARTS AND NO EVIDENCE OF NARCOTIC-ABUSE

被引：15

作者：

CLIFFORD, CP ^{[1
]}

EYKYN, SJ ^{[1
]}

OAKLEY, CM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ST THOMAS HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,LONDON,ENGLAND

来源：

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1994年 / 87卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068894

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report four cases of staphylococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis in patients with structurally normal hearts and no evidence of intravenous drug abuse. The only risk factor was superficial skin sepsis in three of these patients. Medical therapy was successful in all four cases.

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