EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A PULMONARY REFERRAL CENTRE

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BEHZAD NIA N.; SHARIF KASHANI B.; TABARSI P.; MIRSAEIDI SEYED MAHDI; VALI ELAHPOUR AMIRI M.; ALVANPOUR A.; MANSOURI S.D.

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Journal: TANAFFOS Year:2005 | Volume:4 | Issue:16 Page(s): 41-45

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EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A PULMONARY REFERRAL CENTRE

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ENDOCARDITIS

INTRAVEROUS DRUG USER

VALVULAR DISEASE

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Background: Despite the decreased incidence of rheumatic fever and use of prophylactic antibiotic the incidence rate of infective ENDOCARDITIS has not declined. In this research, we have studied the clinical feature and therapeutic response of patients with infective ENDOCARDITIS presenting with pulmonary manifestations to a pulmonary referral center. Materials and Methods: All patients with diagnosis of ENDOCARDITIS that had pulmonary manifestations (based on Duke Criteria) as their primary clinical presentation were entered in this study. Data in regard to individual information, clinical features, laboratory finding and therapeutic responses were noted. All data were analysed using SPSS software (version 11.5). Results: A total number of twenty patients here entered the study. Mean age was 34.8±11.6 yr. The commonest clinical features included: fever (95%), cough (65%) and dyspnea (65%). Also the commonest signs were cardiac murmurs (65%), hepatomegaly (35%) and splenomegaly (35%). Clubbing was seen in 10%. Sixty percent of the cases were intravenous drug users and 25% were infected with HIV. Also 50% of the patients did not have any background of VALVULAR DISEASEs. However, there were vegetations on one valve in 75% and multiple valves were involved in 25%. The commonest valves affected were trocuspid (50%), mitral (30%) and pulmonic valve (10%). Staphylococcus aureus (47.3%) and Streptococcus viridians (27.3%) were the commonest microorganisms detected. Pericardial effusion was present in 30% which was higher in IV drug users (p. value =0.042). Total mortality rate in hospital was 5%. Conclusion: Infective ENDOCARDITIS should be considered in the list of differential diagnosis in patients suffering from pulmonary symptoms especially in IV drug users.

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BEHZAD NIA, N., SHARIF KASHANI, B., TABARSI, P., MIRSAEIDI, SEYED MAHDI, VALI ELAHPOUR AMIRI, M., ALVANPOUR, A., & MANSOURI, S.D.. (2005). EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A PULMONARY REFERRAL CENTRE. TANAFFOS, 4(16), 41-45. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/545811/en

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BEHZAD NIA N., SHARIF KASHANI B., TABARSI P., MIRSAEIDI SEYED MAHDI, VALI ELAHPOUR AMIRI M., ALVANPOUR A., MANSOURI S.D.. EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A PULMONARY REFERRAL CENTRE. TANAFFOS[Internet]. 2005;4(16):41-45. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/545811/en

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N. BEHZAD NIA, B. SHARIF KASHANI, P. TABARSI, SEYED MAHDI MIRSAEIDI, M. VALI ELAHPOUR AMIRI, A. ALVANPOUR, and S.D. MANSOURI, “EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A PULMONARY REFERRAL CENTRE,” TANAFFOS, vol. 4, no. 16, pp. 41–45, 2005, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/545811/en

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