A case of right-side infective endocarditis with ventricular septal defect.
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چکیده
A 28-year-old woman previously known to have a ventricular septal defect presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain and nausea. Positive blood culture of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and the detection of vegetation attached to the right ventricular wall near the ostium of the ventricular septal defect confirmed diagnosis of infective endocarditis. After four weeks' treatment with proper antibiotics the patient recovered.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Le infezioni in medicina : rivista periodica di eziologia, epidemiologia, diagnostica, clinica e terapia delle patologie infettive
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005