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endocarditis
subacute bacterial endocarditis
subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) n. a form of endocarditis characterized by a slow onset and protracted course. It is usually caused by species of Streptococcus or Staphylococcus.
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Endocarditis: current guidelines on prophylaxis.(American Heart Assn's 1997 guidelines)
Magazine article from: Consultant; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Although rare, infective endocarditis is always fatal if untreated...lifetime. Preventing infective endocarditis is, therefore, a priority. The development of strategies to prevent endocarditis requires: * Identifying cardiac...
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Endocarditis due to beta-hemolytic Streptococci. (Editorial)
Magazine article from: Chest; 8/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...are common causes of infective endocarditis, while beta-hemolytic streptococci...not. However, over the years endocarditis due to beta-hemolytic streptococci...Consequently, septicemia and endocarditis due to Group A, B, C, and...
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Endocarditis during pregnancy.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Abstract: The incidence of infective Endocarditis during pregnancy has been reported...of a pregnant patient with bacterial Endocarditis in 1976. Their patient was a 23...streptococci. A diagnosis of aortic valve Endocarditis was made, and the patient underwent...
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Endocarditis in cattle caused by Bartonella bovis.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...determine the role of Bartonella as an endocarditis agent in cattle. Bartonella boris...spacer amplicon product size in 2 bovine endocarditis cases with high antibody titers, which...Bacteria-induced vegetative valvular endocarditis is one of the main cardiac disorders...
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Endocarditis prophylaxis.(THE EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...issued guidance for the prevention of endocarditis for more than 50 years, and recently...Background Standards for the prevention of endocarditis have been based on expert opinion because...control or descriptive studies. Endocarditis results from the interaction of microorganisms...
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Endocarditis: current guidelines on prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment. (includes related article on the diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis)
Magazine article from: Consultant; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...echocardiography, the diagnosis of endocarditis can be made with increasing accuracy...more and more instances of nosocomial endocarditis are being encountered. In this article...after a review of the risk factors for endocarditis, we will specify which cardiac abnormalities...
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Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis.
Newspaper article from: Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine Reports; 12/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...Feature Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis By Alan Friedman, MD Although relatively uncommon, bacterial endocarditis continues to be a life-threatening...recommendations for prevention of bacterial endocarditis..sup.1 These recommendations...
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Infective endocarditis.
Magazine article from: JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...allow earlier detection of bacterial endocarditis with greater precision. Guidelines...greatest risk for infection. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of...into acute or subacute forms. Acute endocarditis is associated with Staphylococcus aureus...
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Pulmonic valve endocarditis. (Case Report).
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Pulmonic valve endocarditis is an extremely rare infection...features with tricuspid valve endocarditis. We report a case of pulmonic...Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the...
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Transesophageal echocardiography in endocarditis. (Editorial)
Magazine article from: Chest; 2/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...in 50 to 70 percent of cases of endocarditis. This sensitivity is too low to permit excluding the diagnosis of endocarditis based on a negative study. Transesophageal...perivalvular abscess) caused by endocarditis. The sensitivity of TEE was 95...
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Endocarditis
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Endocarditis Endocarditis (en-do-car-DY-tis) refers to inflammation of the lining...endocardium (en-do-CAR-de-um). People at increased risk for endocarditis are sometimes given antibiotics to prevent it. KEYWORDS for searching...
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Endocarditis, Infectious
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Endocarditis, Infectious Infectious endocarditis (in-FEK-shus en-do-kar-DYE-tis) is an inflammation...x2019; s valves, muscles, and endocardium, producing endocarditis. The inflammation (in-flah-MAY-shun), which is...
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endocarditis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
endocarditis , bacterial or fungal infection of...its course within a few weeks. Acute endocarditis may follow respiratory infection...infection is unknown. A major cause of endocarditis is the use of contaminated intravenous...
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subacute bacterial endocarditis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
subacute bacterial endocarditis ( SBE ) n. a form of endocarditis characterized by a slow onset and protracted course. It is usually caused by species of Streptococcus or Staphylococcus.
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Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...sometimes other diseases, such as endocarditis, an inflammation of the lining of...reduce the possibility of bacterial endocarditis. Management of the primary condition...condition or defect present at birth. Endocarditis — Inflammation of the lining...
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