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KMID : 0368120140440060441
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Korean Circulation Journal
2014 Volume.44 No. 6 p.441 ~ p.443
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Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus
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Lee Seung-Ah
Kim Kyung-Hee
Shin Hyo-Sun
Lee Hee-Sun
Choi Hong-Mi
Kim Hyung-Kwan
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Abstract
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Although Brucella endocarditis is a rare complication of human brucellosis, it is the main cause of the mortality in this disease. Traditionally, the therapeutic approach to endocarditis caused by Brucella species requires a combination of antimicrobial therapy and valve replacement surgery. In the literature, only a few cases of mitral prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Brucella species have been successfully treated without reoperation. We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a prosthetic mitral valve infected by Brucella abortus who was cured solely by medical treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Infective endocarditis, Cardiac valve prosthesis, Brucella abortus
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