CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE ENDOCARDITIS IN AN ADULT WITH CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE - A CASE-REPORT

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作者：

LIN, RVTP

LIM, SCS

YEW, FS

TAN, SY

TEY, BH

机构：

[1] CHANGI HOSP,DEPT MED,SINGAPORE,SINGAPORE

[2] MINIST ENVIRONM,DEPT QUARANTINE & EPIDEMIOL,SINGAPORE,SINGAPORE

[3] SINGAPORE GEN HOSP,INST FORENS MED,SINGAPORE,SINGAPORE

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JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 1994年 / 97卷 / 03期

关键词：

CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; ENDOCARDITIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE;

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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A rare case of septicaemia and endocarditis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae is presented. The patient had underlying congenital heart disease and died despite high-dose penicillin therapy. The implications for diagnosis and identification and some public health issues brought to the fore by the case are discussed.

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