Recurrent infective endocarditis.
Infective endocarditis is a serious disease associated with high mortality. Patients surviving recurrent bouts of infective endocarditis are reported infrequently. We report on a non-drug abuser patient who experienced seven episodes of infective endocarditis--the largest number reported to our knowledge in a single non-drug abuser patient.
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Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis