Gonococcal endocarditis: an ever-present threat

Gonococcal endocarditis: an ever-present threat

The incidence of severe complications of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection has presented variations over recent decades since the advent of penicillin. Gonococcal endocarditis (GE) still remains an ever-present threat afflicting the society’s poor and sexually active young population. This entity...

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Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Vitor Sérgio Kawabata, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt, Silvana Maria Lovisolo, Aloísio Felipe-Silva, Ana Paula Silva de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2016-06-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Endocarditis
Bacterial
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Aortic valve
Autopsy
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/125406

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