title: Infective endocarditis and spondylodiscitis due to posterior nasal packing in a patient with a bioprosthetic aortic valve.
abstract: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe form of heart valve disease and is associated with a poor prognosis and high risk of mortality. We report the first known case of bioprosthetic aortic valve endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis as a result of posterior nasal packing coated with antibiotics but without systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Hasan Gungor, MD, Department of Cardiology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. drgungorhasan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ayik
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vuran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ertugay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanyilmaz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Erturk
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D034363:Viridans Streptococci
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents