title: [Infective endocarditis--still a great challenge. Two case reports].
abstract: We present two patients with aortic valve disease who developed acute infective endocarditis. In both patients the disease started with infection of the upper respiratory tract. The patients were treated with antibiotics due to pneumonia. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis was established 4 months and 9 weeks after the onset of infection. The first patient died whereas the second underwent successful aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kardiologiczny, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazij
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sobkowicz
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosiński
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kwinecki
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lenartowska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piszko
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowal
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wrabec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male