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14617303

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
We report the successful treatment of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient with preservation of his renal allograft. A 44-year-old man presented to the emergency room with sudden onset of fevers and rigors 7 weeks after renal transplantation. Infective endocarditis was diagnosed by Duke's Criteria (Durack et al. New criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Am J Med 1994: 96: 200-209) with multiple positive blood cultures for S. aureus and a mitral valve vegetation on transesophageal echocardiogram. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks with continuation of his immunosuppression. He has remained clinically stable for over 5 years. Although the treatment of S. aureus endocarditis in immunosuppressed transplant patients has traditionally resulted in loss of their allograft, prompt diagnosis and appropriate antibiotics with continued immunosuppressive therapy resulted in a successful outcome and allograft preservation in this case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1398-2273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
144-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacterial endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. pdcunha1@hfhs.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't