Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis due to Non-Typhoid Salmonella

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Authors

  • Marta E. Cardús Department of Cardiology - Hospital Militar Central (HMC). Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Romina E. Trossero Department of Cardiology - Hospital Militar Central (HMC). Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Jorge Curotto Grasiosi Department of Cardiology - Hospital Militar Central (HMC). Buenos Aires, Argentina. Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology
  • Antonio Abdala Department of Cardiology - Hospital Militar Central (HMC). Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María J. Torres Department of Cardiology - Hospital Militar Central (HMC). Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7775/rac.es.v81.i1.805

Keywords:

Endocarditis – Heart Valve Prosthesis - Infection

Abstract

There are several predisposing factors for the development of infectious endocarditis, among them, history of infectious endocarditis and prosthetic valve replacement. Prosthetic valve infectious endocarditis caused by Salmonella is an unusual entity. We report the case of a female patient with a history of double mitral and aortic valve replacement, who was admitted due to severe sepsis. The etiological diagnosis of infectious endocarditis by Salmonella enteritidis was reached through blood cultures. She had a fulminant clinical course and died within the first 24 hours.

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Published

2025-09-23

Issue

Rev Argent Cardiol 2013 Vol. 81 Issue 1

Section

SCIENTIFIC LETTERS

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