Prosthetic valve endocarditis

[...]the diagnosis is established if in addition to typical clinical signs and symptoms and positive blood cultures, the device can be shown to be affected by echocardiography, preferably using multiplane transoesophageal (TOE) probes. [...]antibiotics have to be used in dosages which result in maxi...

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Published in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2001-05, Vol.85 (5), p.590-593
Main Authors: Piper, C, Körfer, R, Horstkotte, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antibiotics
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Drug dosages
Education in Heart
Endocarditis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial - therapy
Health aspects
Heart
Heart valve prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects
Humans
Implants, Artificial
Infection
Infections
Medical sciences
Molecular weight
Mortality
Pathogenesis
Patients
Prevention
Prostheses
Prosthesis
Prosthesis-Related Infections - etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections - therapy
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Vegetation
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Summary:[...]the diagnosis is established if in addition to typical clinical signs and symptoms and positive blood cultures, the device can be shown to be affected by echocardiography, preferably using multiplane transoesophageal (TOE) probes. [...]antibiotics have to be used in dosages which result in maximum, non-toxic serum concentrations in order to penetrate the total vegetation.
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heart.85.5.590