A forgotten but important risk factor for infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic valve: Pedicure

TURGUT, FARUK; Kanbay, Mehmet; Uz, Burak; Carlioglu, Ayse; Selcoki, Yusuf; Karanfil, Aydin; Alici, Ozlem; Akcay, Ali

doi:10.1080/00365540600904795

A forgotten but important risk factor for infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic valve: Pedicure

TURGUT F. H., Kanbay M., Uz B., Carlioglu A., Selcoki Y., Karanfil A., ...Daha Fazla

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.274-276, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540600904795
Dergi Adı: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.274-276
Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.