Diphtheroid endocarditis after insertion of a prosthetic heart valve. Report of two cases
- 11 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 203 (11), 919-921
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.203.11.919
Abstract
In 2 cases of diphtheriod endocarditis after insertion of Starr-Edwards ball-valve prostheses, the source of infection was most likely related to the cardiopulmonary bypass procedure. Although diphtheriods are common contaminants in blood cultures, these organisms are an important cause of bacterial endocarditis especially in patients who have had open-heart surgery.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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