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Infective Endocarditis: Escalating Human and Health Care Burdens
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 95Issue 5p837–839Published in issue: May, 2020- Larry M. Baddour
Cited in Scopus: 2Infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon and potentially lethal. These 2 observations are not mutually exclusive, and they bespeak the need for awareness of the possibility of the diagnosis of IE in relevant clinical settings. Because IE is rarely seen by the individual primary care clinician, IE is often overlooked as a cause of illness in favor of more common maladies, some of which are noninfectious in origin. Delays in diagnosis, initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and surgical intervention in cases in which indications exist can worsen prognosis. - EDITORIAL
Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis: Old Questions, New Answers?
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 82Issue 10p1163–1164Published in issue: October, 2007- Imad M. Tleyjeh
- Larry M. Baddour
Cited in Scopus: 2In a recent population-based surveillance study in Olmsted County, MN, between 2003 and 2005, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common cause of nosocomial bacteremia and the second most common cause of community-acquired bacteremia.1 S aureus bacteremia (SAB) can be complicated by infective endocarditis (IE), a syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.2 - Editorial
Extraintestinal Aeromonas Infections—Looking for Mr. Sandbar
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 67Issue 5p496–498Published in issue: May, 1992- Larry M. Baddour
Cited in Scopus: 11Von Graevenitz and Mensch's case report1 of extraintestinal disease caused by the genus Aeromonas heralded a syndrome that has been increasingly recognized during the past 24 years. They described a 15-year-old boy who sustained a scalp laceration while swimming and who subsequently had a wound infection due to A. hydrophila. High fever and leukocytosis developed, and the patient required hospitalization; the administration of five different antibiotics and surgical incision and drainage were necessary for ultimate cure.
