Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
We present an infant with hypoplastic left heart with persistent fever despite two courses of antibiotics and repeatedly negative blood cultures. He eventually underwent surgical extraction of two stents. The stent cultures became positive; he was treated with 4 weeks of antibiotics and the fever re...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/496108 |
| Summary: | We present an infant with hypoplastic left heart with persistent fever despite two courses of antibiotics and repeatedly negative blood cultures. He eventually underwent surgical extraction of two stents. The stent cultures became positive; he was treated with 4 weeks of antibiotics and the fever resolved. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-6404 2090-6412 |