Treatment of native valve endocarditis due to coagulase negative staphylococci, complicated by a drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome)

Treatment of native valve endocarditis due to coagulase negative staphylococci, complicated by a drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome)

<p>Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a rare cause of native valve endocarditis (NVE). However, they are emerging as important pathogens of NVE.  We  describe  a  61  year  old  male  who  developed  NVE  caused by CoNS and presented  with  cerebral  embolic  phenomena.  He was treate...

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Main Authors: S. H. C. K. De Silva, K. Jayatilleka, S. Subasinghe, D. Ariyawanse, C. De Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2017-05-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
native valve endocarditis, coagulase negative staphylococcus, linezolid, dress syndrome, cerebral emboli
Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8121

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