Korean Circ J.
2014 Nov;44(6):441-443. 10.4070/kcj.2014.44.6.441.
Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. learnbyliving9@gmail.com
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2014.44.6.441
Abstract
- 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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