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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 24, No. 4, 2006, pp. 286-288
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Bioline Code: mb06082
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2006, pp. 286-288
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Case Report-Infective endocarditis due to brucella
Purwar S, Metgud SC, Darshan A, Mutnal MB, Nagmoti MB
Abstract
One of the complications of brucellosis is infective endocarditis, which carries a high mortality rate if undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. We report a case of Brucella infective endocarditis, which was diagnosed serologically and by polymerase chain reaction. After Brucella specific treatment, patient showed dramatic improvement clinically, as evident by echocardiogram findings and other investigations.
Keywords
Brucella, endocarditis, polymerase chain reaction
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