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Serratia marcescens Endocarditis

1973; American College of Physicians; Volume: 79; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-79-3-454_1

1539-3704

Faroque A. Khan, Arfa R. Khan,

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Comments and Corrections1 September 1973Serratia marcescens EndocarditisFAROQUE A. KHAN, M.B., F.R.C.P.(C), ARFA R. KHAN, M.B.FAROQUE A. KHAN, M.B., F.R.C.P.(C)Search for more papers by this author, ARFA R. KHAN, M.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-79-3-454_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Farhoudi, Banks, and Ali reported (Ann Intern Med78:776-777, 1973) a case ofSerratia marcescensendocarditis that was successfully treated with gentamicin and carbenicillin. This prompts us to report a similar case in which the tricuspid as well as mitral valves were both involved by endocarditis caused bySerratia marcescensand in which multiple septic pulmonary infarctions occurred. In this case cure was achieved by therapy with gentamicin initially, and later—after its withdrawal because of nephrotoxicity—with chloramphenicol. The patient was a 27-year-old heroin addict who presented with a 1-week history of fever, cough, and night sweats. There...References1. DREYERFIELDS NB: Heroin-associated infective endocarditis. A report of 28 cases. Ann Intern Med 78:699-702, 1973 LinkGoogle Scholar2. MENDAGORBACH KS: Favorable experience with bacterial endocarditis in heroin addicts. Ann Intern Med 78:25-32, 1973 LinkGoogle Scholar3. SURISELBYHAWKS RDG: Serratia marcescens endocarditis. A report of a case involving Cross-Jones mitral valve prosthesis, with a review of the literature. Can Med Assoc J 104:1013-1014, 1971 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. ALEXANDERHOLLOWAYHONSINGER RGR: Surgical debridement for resistant bacterial endocarditis: a case of antibiotic-refractory Serratia marcescens infection on the tricuspid valve cured by operative excision. JAMA 210:1757-1759, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FAROQUE A. KHAN, M.B., F.R.C.P.(C); ARFA R. KHAN, M.B.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySerratia Marcescens, a Rare and Devastating Cause of Endocarditis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA Case of Mixed Serratia marcescens and Streptococcus mitis Endocarditis and Review of the LiteratureInfective endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria: A review of the literature, 1945–1977Rapid deoxyribonuclease test with methyl greenSerratia marcescens EndocarditisMICHAEL SANDS, M.D., C. V. SANDERS, M.D.Serratia marcescens Endocarditis: A Regional Illness Associated with Intravenous Drug AbuseJOHN MILLS, M.D., DENIS DREW, M.D.First reported successful management of Serratia Marcescens bacteremia after open heart surgery in a child 1 September 1973Volume 79, Issue 3Page: 454-454KeywordsAddictsChloramphenicolEndocarditisFeversHeroinInfarctionSerratia marcescensSweat ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...