Culture-negative endocarditis with neurologic presentations and dramatic response to heparin: a case report

Culture-negative endocarditis with neurologic presentations and dramatic response to heparin: a case report

Abstract Background Blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) is diagnosed in 2–7% of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and recent antibiotic use is a known risk factor. Altered mental status may be a presenting symptom. Besides empiric antibiotics, intravenous anticoagulation using heparin...

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Main Authors: Hossein Sheibani, Mohammad Salari, Elham Azmoodeh, Amirhessam Kheirieh, Sara Chaghazardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacterial endocarditis
Heparin
Echocardiography
Intracranial embolism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05206-0

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