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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2010;78(2):257-260.
- Haemophilus aphrophilus에 의한 감염성 심내막염 1예
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장윤미, 기세윤, 김범성, 김영백, 안수영, 최용훈, 기현균
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- A case of Haemophilus aphrophilus native valve endocarditis
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Yun Mi Jang, Sae Yoon Kee, Bum Sung Kim, Young Baek Kim, Su Young Ahn, Yong Hoon Choi, Hyun Kyun Ki
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- Abstract
- Haemophilus aphrophilus, a fastidious, gram-negative oropharyngeal species grouped as a HACEK organism, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Three cases of endocarditis with Haemophilus aphrophilus were reported in Korea, and all of them required valve replacement surgery. We describe a case of native valve infective endocarditis with cerebral embolism and infarction caused by Haemophilus aphrophilus in a 61-year-old woman who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks without valve replacement surgery. (Korean J Med 78:257-260, 2010)
Keywords :Haemophilus aphrophilus, Infective endocarditis, Embolism
