Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis and complicated by agranulocytosis due to ceftriaxone

The present report describes a very rare case of an aortic homograft valve endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis. The case was complicated by an agranulocytosis after 3 weeks of antibiotic treatment induced by ceftriaxone. Alternative oral treatment with ciprofloxacin and rifampicin was suc...

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Main Authors: Braun, Dominique, Horovitz, Arthur, Bertea, Mihai, Jenni, Rolf, Günthard, Huldrych F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3027566/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797477
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2894
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