Infective endocarditis after transrectal prostatic biopsy.
We report the first case of infective endocarditis secondary to transrectal prostatic biopsy, occurring 2 weeks later in a patient with no obvious risk factors. Enterococcus faecalis was isolated in blood and urine cultures. This case suggests that infective endocarditis can be associated with transrectal procedures.
Roblot
France
F
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, La Miletrie, Poitiers, France.
Le
Moal Gwenaël
MG
Irani
Jacques
J
Paccalin
Marc
M
Roblot
Pascal
P
Grollier
Ghislaine
G
Becq-Giraudon
Bertrand
B
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum; D012307:Risk Factors