Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infectious Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic Stroke After Colonoscopy in a 58-Year-Old Female.
embolic stroke
infective endocarditis
post-colonoscopy bacteremia
prophylactic antibiotics prior to colonoscopy
staphylococcus lugdunensis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
accepted:
28
04
2022
entrez:
2
6
2022
pubmed:
3
6
2022
medline:
3
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There are a significant number of colonoscopies and esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGDs) done in the United States every year and post-endoscopic infections are frequently seen. Data demonstrating causality between endoscopic procedures and infectious endocarditis (IE) or that antibiotic prophylaxis prior to endoscopic procedures protects against IE is still lacking. Here we have presented the case of a patient who underwent diagnostic colonoscopy as part of a malignancy workup and was later found to be septic with
Identifiants
pubmed: 35651402
doi: 10.7759/cureus.24572
pmc: PMC9138394
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e24572Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Ahmed et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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