Gonococcal endocarditis: an ever-present threat

• Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Vitor Sérgio Kawabata (Author), Márcio Sommer Bittencourt (Author), Silvana Maria Lovisolo (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author), Ana Paula Silva de Lemos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of severe complications of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection has presented variations over recent decades since the advent of penicillin. Gonococcal endocarditis (GE) still remains an ever-present threat afflicting the society's poor and sexually active young population. This en...