Le cas clinique du mois. Endocardite "fulminante" a Staphylocoque dore.

Adult; Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis/microbiology; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification

Abstract :

[en] We report two cases of "fulminant" endocarditis due to Staphyloccoccus aureus. In both cases, the echocardiographic and bacteriologic diagnosis was esthablished in a clinical picture of severe sepsis and thrombocytopenia evolving after a fever of less than 3 days duration.

Disciplines :

Anesthesia & intensive care

Author, co-author :

WIESEN, Patricia

PIRET, Sonia

LEDOUX, Didier ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des soins intensifs généraux

Radermecker, Maurice ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Médecine)

CANIVET, Jean-Luc

Language :

French

Title :

Le cas clinique du mois. Endocardite "fulminante" a Staphylocoque dore.

Alternative titles :

[en] "Fulminant" endocarditis due to Staphyloccocus aureus

Publication date :

2005

Journal title :

Revue Médicale de Liège

ISSN :

0370-629X

eISSN :

2566-1566

Publisher :

Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

915-7

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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