Bacterial endocarditis following a minor burn injury. Case report and review.
A case of bacterial endocarditis in a patient with a total burn area of less than 1% is presented. A high index of suspicion for bacterial endocarditis should exist for any burns patient, regardless of burn size, who becomes unwell and has positive blood cultures.
Paterson
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South Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Dunn
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents