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Rothia aeria endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve: case report
Nicodemo, Antonio Carlos; Gonçalves, Luiz Guilherme; Odongo, Fatuma Catherine Atieno; Martino, Marines Dalla Valle; Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello.
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  • Nicodemo, Antonio Carlos; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. São Paulo. BR
  • Gonçalves, Luiz Guilherme; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. São Paulo. BR
  • Odongo, Fatuma Catherine Atieno; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. São Paulo. BR
  • Martino, Marines Dalla Valle; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. São Paulo. BR
  • Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. São Paulo. BR
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 18(5): 561-564, Sep-Oct/2014. tab
Article en En | LILACS | ID: lil-723074
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ABSTRACT
Rothia aeria is an uncommon pathogen mainly associated with endocarditis in case reports. In previous reports, endocarditis by R. aeria was complicated by central nervous system embolization. In the case we report herein, endocarditis by R. aeria was diagnosed after acute self-limited diarrhea. In addition to the common translocation of R. aeria from the oral cavity, we hypothesize the possibility of intestinal translocation. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and genetic sequencing are important tools that can contribute to early and more accurate etiologic diagnosis of severe infections caused by Gram-positive rods.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Válvula Aórtica / Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas / Endocarditis Bacteriana / Enfermedades de las Válvulas Cardíacas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Válvula Aórtica / Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas / Endocarditis Bacteriana / Enfermedades de las Válvulas Cardíacas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil