Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Four cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis have been reported previously in the English medical literature (Fraser et al. 1967; Yamamoto et al., 1974; Shanson et al., 1977; Bassa et al., 1989). This report describes a fifth case in a 62-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis after an episode of Salmonella gastroenteritis, and reviews prior cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Choo
P W
PW
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
Gantz
N M
NM
Anderson
C
C
Maguire
J H
JH
D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve