Naslov
Native valve endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a patient with advanced liver cirrhosis

Autori
Cavrić, Gordana ; Ilić, Diana ; Njerš, KKristina ; Prkačin, Ingrid ; Bartolek Hamp, Dubravka

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 54 (2015), 4; 531-535

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Endocarditis, bacterial ; Heart valve diseases ; Liver cirrhosis, alcoholic ; Methicillin resistance ; Staphylococcus epidermidis ; Case reports

Sažetak
We present a case of a 50-year-old man with advanced liver cirrhosis and native valve infective endocarditis caused by methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. Bacterial infections are one of the most common complications of liver cirrhosis, but reports of infective endocarditis in patients with liver cirrhosis are relatively rare. Because of vulnerability of patients with advanced cirrhosis for developing infections, it is necessary to pay attention to the pathogens that are sometimes considered contamination and actively seek for the seat of infection, even in less expected areas (e.g., native heart valves without a history of heart disease).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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