Uğursay KIZILTEPE, Mehmet Ali FELEKOĞLU, Hamza SUNMAN, Ayşegül USLU

The Battle Between Heart Team And Staphylococcus Aureus: The Winner Was The Patient

Enfektif endokardit, gelişmiş tanı araçları ve geniş tedavi seçeneklerine rağmen, özellikle stafil okokusaureus'a bağlı ise, yüksek morbidite ve mortalitesi olan ciddi bir enfeksiyözdurumdur.Etkili antibiyotik rejimlerine rağmen, uygun hastalarda cerrahi müdahale kararı vermek hayat kurtarıcıolabilmektedir. Bu raporda, ateş nedeniyle başvurup metisilin-duyarlıstafilokokusaureus'un yol açtığı aortik kapak endokarditine bağlı atriyoventriküler tam blok, kapak perforasyonu, kalp yetersizliği ve sistemik emboli gelişen 59 yaşındaki erkek hastayısunduk.

Kalp Ekibi ile Stafilokokus Aureus Arasındaki Savaş: Kazanan Hasta Oldu

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infectious condition with high morbidity and mortality despite improved diagnostic tools and expanded therapeutic options especially in cases caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Despite effective antibiotic regimens, deciding on surgical intervention in appropriate patients can be lifesaving. In this report, we presented the case of a 59-year-old man, admitted for fever, which was found to be the result of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus aortic valve endocarditis, complicated by complete atrioventricular (AV) block, valvular perforation, heart failure, and systemic embolism.

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