title: [Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: application of DNA probe method].
abstract: DNA probe method is a new bacteriological method for diagnosis of bacteria. The authors tried to apply the method to diagnosis of bacteremia and treatment of infective endocarditis. We could diagnose the patient's illness as bacteremia with this method even when blood cultures are not positive. We suggest that cardiac surgery should be performed in case bacteria is detected repeatedly with DNA probe method. Therefore it is useful for decision whether cardiac surgery for patients with active infective endocarditis should be done or not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mashiko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiratori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial