Successful treatment of a staphylococcal endocarditis vegetation with tissue plasminogen activator

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作者
Fleming, RE [1 ]
Barenkamp, SJ [1 ]
Jureidini, SB [1 ]
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[1] St Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, St Louis, MO 63104 USA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70036-8
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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A 930 gm premature infant had Staphylococcal endocarditis with a tricuspid valvular vegetation that was unresponsive to antibiotics and not amenable to resection. Infusion of tissue plasminogen activator over a 3-day period completely lysed the vegetation. The infection cleared with continued antibiotics, and the infant recovered without sequelae.
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