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Endocarditis infecciosa por Abiotrophia defectiva diagnosticada por espectrometría de masas (MALDI-TOF MS) en Argentina

Lipari, Flavo; Martínez, Matías; Hernández, Daniela; Laborie, María; Caeiro, Juan P.

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016

We report the case of a 63-year-old woman with congestive heart failure due to a bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic stenosis. The patient had a febrile syndrome with positive blood cultures for Abiotrophia defectiva, Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed the presence of paravalvular abscess, which...

Abiotrophia/aislamiento & purificación, Endocarditis Bacteriana/diagnóstico por imagen, Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/diagnóstico por imagen, Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico, Endocarditis Bacteriana/tratamiento farmacológico, Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/tratamiento farmacológico, Espectrometría de Masa por Láser de Matriz Asistida de Ionización Desorción, Vancomicina/uso terapéutico

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The opportunity to remember William Richard Gowers (1845-1915) and his concept of abiotrophy, now best understood and called apoptosis or programmed cell death

Gomes, Marleide da Mota.

Rev. bras. neurol; 51 (4), 2015

William Richard Gowers (1845-1915) was one of the most prolific and insightful neurologists of all times. He gave major contributions to the development of the medicine through the presentation of signs, syndromes, new concepts and many publications, mainly based on his thorough examination of his patien...

Neurología/historia, Apoptosis, Muerte Celular, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/historia, Biografías como Asunto, Londres, Abiotrophia

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