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Multicenter Study
. 2019 Nov;49(8):616-620.
doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 30.

Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacillus endocarditis

M Ertugrul Mercan  1 , F Arslan  2 , S Ozyavuz Alp  3 , A Atilla  4 , D Seyman  5 , G Guliyeva  6 , B Kayaaslan  7 , S Sari  8 , B Mutay Suntur  9 , B Isik  10 , A Mert  11
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Multicenter Study

Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacillus endocarditis

M Ertugrul Mercan et al. Med Mal Infect. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Patients and methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical data using 26 diagnosed non-HACEK Gram-negative infective endocarditis cases from nine hospitals in Turkey.

Results: Mean age of patients was 53 (28-84) years, with a 23% case fatality. Nineteen (73%) of the 26 patients had at least one predisposing factor. The presence of a central venous catheter was the most common predisposing factor (7/26 patients). Pseudomonasaeruginosa (7/26 patients) and Escherichiacoli (7/26 patients) were the most common pathogens. The median duration of the antibiotic therapy was 42 days (range 3-84 days). Surgical procedures were performed in 10 patients. The case fatality was similar in patients who did or did not undergo surgery (20% vs. 25%).

Keywords: Bactéries à Gram négatif; Catheterization; Cathétérisme; Endocardite; Endocarditis; Gram-negative bacteria.

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