Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis in a 35-Year-Old Woman in Her 24th Week of Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Mounir Khafaga (Author), Karl-Patrik Kresoja (Author), Berndt Urlesberger (Author), Igor Knez (Author), Philipp Klaritsch (Author), David Benjamin Lumenta (Author), Robert Krause (Author), Dirk von Lewinski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Infective endocarditis is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Guidelines addressing prophylaxis and management of infective endocarditis do not extensively deal with concomitant pregnancy, and case reports on infective endocarditis are scarce. This is the first publishe...