Endocarditis due to Salmonella Dublinae.
We describe, to the best of our knowledge, the first reported case of endocarditis due to Salmonella Dublinae, which occurred in a patient with surgically corrected congenital heart disease. The diagnosis was established from positive blood cultures and echocardiography, and the patient was treated by intravenous antibiotic therapy with clinical success at six months follow up. The diagnosis and its implications for management are discussed, together with a review of previously reported cases of endocarditis caused by the Salmonella group of organisms.
Speechly-Dick
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Department of Cardiology, St Mary's Hospital, London, U.K.
Robinson
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Foale
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D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014463:Ultrasonography