Subacute endocarditis caused by Gemella haemolysans and a review of the literature. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report the first documented case of Gemella haemolysans endocarditis in the United States in a patient following denture fixation. G. haemolysans was isolated form the patient's blood cultures. The patient was treated with ampicillin for 6 weeks with significant clinical improvement. This case highlights the fact that endocarditis prophylaxis should be considered in denture fixation for high risk patients.

publication date

  • January 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial
  • Staphylococcaceae

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 11344286279

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/00365540410024916

PubMed ID

  • 15764181

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 11-12