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16249631

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
A 36-year-old, 7-week-gravida patient with catheter-related nosocomial infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is presented in this paper. The patient was admitted to our hospital because of carbon monoxide intoxication. After 14 days, MRSA catheter-related bacteremia developed. The central venous catheter was immediately removed, and teicoplanin therapy was started. Because of persistent fever, leukocytosis, and high C-reactive protein values, endocarditis was suspected. A transesophageal echocardiogram revealed 19-mm vegetation on her mitral valve, confirming the diagnosis of endocarditis. Gentamicin and rifampicin were added to the therapy regimen, and the dose of teicoplanin was increased to 12 mg/kg-day. After 8 days, a splenic abscess was detected by ultrasonography. Vegetation excision, mitral valve replacement by open-heart surgery and splenectomy were performed in the same operation. Antibiotherapy was continued for 6 weeks after surgery, and the patient's condition improved. The development of endocarditis could be prevented by proper clinical practices.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1344-6304
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with splenic abscess in a pregnant woman.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. zozkurt@atauni.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports