title: A forgotten but important risk factor for infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic valve: pedicure.
abstract: We report a case of infective endocarditis developing after pedicure in a 36-y-old female. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infective endocarditis was diagnosed. Even aggressive therapy was ineffective. To our knowledge, we report the first case of infective endocarditis secondary to pedicure in the literature.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Fatih University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. turgutfaruk@yahoo.com
authors: Faruk
authors: F
authors: Turgut
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Kanbay
authors: Burak
authors: B
authors: Uz
authors: Ayse
authors: A
authors: Carlioglu
authors: Yusuf
authors: Y
authors: Selcoki
authors: Aydin
authors: A
authors: Karanfil
authors: Ozlem
authors: O
authors: Alici
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Akcay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus