Delayed diagnosis of infectious endocarditis
Lengyel, M.; Tonelli, M.
Orvosi Hetilap 133(1): 35-36; 41
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6002 PMID: 1734338 Document Number: 391751
Three cases are presented to show examples of mistakes in the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis which led to serious complications. The role of echocardiography in the early diagnosis and in the recognition of complications, the importance of bacteriologic diagnosis in the choice of antibiotic treatment and the need of timely surgical treatment are emphasized.
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