title: Presentation of two cases diagnosed with Brucella endocarditis.
abstract: Brucellosis is an important disease in developing countries. Endocarditis is a complication of brucellosis with the highest mortality. Although the most generally accepted therapy is the combination of medication and surgery, it has been reported that antibiotic treatment only might also be adequate. We present two cases for whom antibiotic treatments were initiated, and a follow-up surgery was planned for one of them. The surgery could not be done due to death of the patient, but the other patient fully recovered with antibiotic treatment only. Optimum treatment and prognostic criteria are not well defined for brucella endocarditis, but medical therapy alone can be considered for some chosen patients.
authors.affiliation: Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şükran
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Köse
authors.forename: Süheyla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serin Senger
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ersan
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: Lütfiye
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuzucu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002002:Brucella; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents