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

被引：0
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
来源：
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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中图分类号：
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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页码：189 / 191
页数：3
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