Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever

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...

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Main Authors: Kurt D. Piggott, Federico Laham, Alejandro Jordan Villegas, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Suguna Narasimhulu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/496108
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spelling doaj-59b2df64e387443998cb2d116f69ae2a2020-11-24T23:59:45ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/496108496108Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent FeverKurt D. Piggott0Federico Laham1Alejandro Jordan Villegas2Harun Fakioglu3Carlos Blanco4Sukumar Suguna Narasimhulu5The Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, 92 W. Miller Street, MP 307, Orlando, FL 32806, USAArnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Infectious Disease, USAArnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Infectious Disease, USAThe Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, 92 W. Miller Street, MP 307, Orlando, FL 32806, USAThe Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, 92 W. Miller Street, MP 307, Orlando, FL 32806, USAThe Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, 92 W. Miller Street, MP 307, Orlando, FL 32806, USAWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/496108
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Alejandro Jordan Villegas
Harun Fakioglu
Carlos Blanco
Sukumar Suguna Narasimhulu
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Federico Laham
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Harun Fakioglu
Carlos Blanco
Sukumar Suguna Narasimhulu
Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
Case Reports in Cardiology
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title Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
title_short Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
title_full Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
title_fullStr Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
title_full_unstemmed Culture Negative Stent Infection in an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart and Persistent Fever
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series Case Reports in Cardiology
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2090-6412
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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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