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Braun, D; Horovitz, A; Jenni, R; Bertea, M; Günthard, H F (2010). Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis and complicated by agranulocytosis due to ceftriaxone. BMJ Case Reports:bcr.04.2010.2894.
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Abstract
The present report describes a very rare case of an aortic homograft valve endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis. The case was complicated by an agranulocytosis after 3 weeks of antibiotic treatment induced by ceftriaxone. Alternative oral treatment with ciprofloxacin and rifampicin was successful, no surgical intervention was needed and homograft function could be preserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Infectious Diseases |
| DDC: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Deposited On: | 06 Jan 2011 15:33 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2012 16:17 |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2894 |
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