Pneumococcal endocarditis is an uncommon disease. Here, we describe a case of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a young man following a nose trauma. In traumas that involve the respiratory system and the mucous membrane, bacterial complications such as colonization and bacteremia and end-organ involvement should be considered by physicians.

Recent increase in deployment of trans-catheter devices such as septal or ductal occluding coils and has been a possible risk factor for infective endocarditis, predominantly the initial post period before endothelialization ensued. Though long-term study Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure revealed no cases Infective Endocarditis, some case reports endocarditis device ASD, VSD Patent ductus art...

background: infective endocarditis (ie) is a serious complication in immunosuppressive patients that has adverse effects. objectives: the aim of this study was to define the characteristics, outcomes, and correlating factors of mortality in renal transplant recipients. patients and methods: infective endocarditis was diagnosed in 22 patients from three renal transplant centers in iran between 2...

A et al. A multicenter trial of the efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus imipenem/cilastatin in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections. BMC Infect Dis 2005; 5: 88. 2 Ellis-Grosse EJ, Babinchak T, Dartois N et al. The efficacy and safety of tigecycline in the treatment of skin and skin-structure infections: results of 2 double-blind phase 3 comparison studies with vancomycin-a...

With use of new Duke criteria, 405 episodes of suspected endocarditis were previously classified as "definite," "possible," or "rejected" endocarditis. To determine the negative predictive value of the Duke clinical criteria for the classification of suspected endocarditis, chart review and follow-up were performed for the 52 episodes in which the diagnosis of endocarditis was rejected. Three o...

brucella endocarditis is an uncommon but not rare manifestation of brucellosis in our country. we report six adult patients aged 20 to 45 years. two of our patients were female, and this is the first time that brucella endocarditis was reported in adult females. in five cases, aortic valve replacement was performed in addition to combined antibiotic therapy. one of them died due to immediate co...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Published case series on Streptococcus viridans endocarditis are scarce and outdated. The aims of our study were multiple: to analyze the profile of the Streptococcus viridans endocarditis, to compare it with other types of left-sided endocarditis and with cases caused by Staphylococcus aureus, and to determine predictors of poor outcome in Streptococcus viridans end...

case presentation this is the case of a 22-year-old male with brucella myopericarditis without endocarditis that excellently responded to medical treatment. discussion although brucella myopericarditis is uncommon in endemic areas, it should be considered in the cases with myocarditis and/or pericarditis, especially if no certain explanation exists. introduction brucellosis has various clinical...