Infective endocarditis and spondylodiscitis due to posterior nasal packing in a patient with a bioprosthetic aortic valve : case report : online article
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Hasan Güngör, MEHMET FATİH AYIK, İlker Gül, Seda Yildiz, Özcan Vuran, Serkan ERTUGAY, Hasan Kanyılmaz, Ümit Ertürk
Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa, International, WoS, 2012, vol 23, pp 5-7
Summary
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe form of heart valve disease and is associated with a poor prognosis and high risk of mortality. We report the first known case of bioprosthetic aortic valve endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis as a result of posterior nasal packing coated with antibiotics but without systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.