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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Successful Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Lugdunensis
عملية قلب ناجحة لحالة عدوى تجرثم صمامات القلب بفصيلة نادرة من البكتريا الكروية العنقودية ( لوقدوننسز )
 
Subject : Case Report 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a very virulent coagulase negative species, has been recently recognized, and rarely reported in few cases, as a cause of endocarditis. This infection, in contrast to the ordinary staphylococcus epidermidis, is frequently lethal and carries a very high risk of devastating embolic complications. In this paper, it was reported that aggressive infection in a child presenting with mitral valve endocarditis, major left cerebral infarction, bulbar palsy and incontinence, with a favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical treatment in King Abdulaziz University Hospital ? Open Heart Unit. The aim of this report is to emphasize the importance of detailed and advanced microbiological identification of the exact coagulase negative species to avoid overlooking an aggressive pathogen. 
ISSN : 1319-1004 
Journal Name : Medical Science Journal 
Volume : 14 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 1428 AH
2007 AD 
Number Of Pages : 6 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, October 11, 2009 

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خالد إبراهيم الإبراهيمKhaled E. Al-EbrahimResearcher  

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