Acute bacterial endocarditis following burns: case report and review

Cartotto, Robert; MacDonald, David B.; Wasan, S.

doi:10.1016/s0305-4179(98)00027-8

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“…6 Few studies have reported on hospital-acquired infective endocarditis, [7][8][9] and only one has focused on NIE in ICU patients. 10 Finally, studies that have reviewed cases of NIE in solid organ transplant recipients 11,12 and in burns patients 13,14 are also limited. We report three cases of hospital-acquired infective endocarditis; two in solid organ transplant recipients and one following a major burn injury, in a mixed medical/surgical tertiary care ICU (King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).…”

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Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Haddad

Arabi

Memish

et al. 2004

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) is a relatively uncommon but nevertheless a serious complication affecting critically ill hospitalized patients who are frequently exposed to life-saving invasive procedures. We report three cases of NIE in a tertiary-care hospital encountered during a period of two years. The first case developed in a 50% burn-injured patient; the second in a liver transplant recipient; and the third in a renal transplant recipient. All patients met indications for cardiac surgical intervention, however, the patient who had received a liver transplant (case 2) was considered a poor candidate and unfit for surgery; she subsequently died. The other two patients underwent open-heart surgery. The burns patient (case 1) survived; conversely, the renal transplant recipient (case 3) died postoperatively. We have reviewed the literature concerning NIE in critically ill patients and describe the epidemiology, microbiology and clinical features of this uncommon infection and comment on its diagnosis and management.

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Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Haddad

Arabi

Memish

et al. 2004

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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“…Patients with osteoporosis, artificial valves, artificial blood vessels, arteriovenous shunts for dialysis, valvular heart disease, vascular malformations, etc. are prone to infectious thrombosis in conditions that cause nonphysiological blood flow 7–10 …”

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Japanese Society for Burn Injuries (JSBI) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Burn Care (3rd Edition)

Sasaki

Matsushima

Ikeda

et al. 2022

Acute Medicine & Surgery

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The Japanese Society for Burn Injuries (JSBI) published the third edition of guidelines to present the standard of care for inpatient treatment of burn injuries in Japan. The guideline is not a mere revision of the first and second editions but has been carefully designed to be user friendly and of high quality for medical professionals engaged in burn care. We think it is important to share these guidelines with other countries to work toward a consensus of burn care, then develop new research to establish evidence for burn care and treatment in the future.

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“…Patients who are mostly affected include those undergoing solid organ transplants (e.g. kidney or liver transplant), endotracheal intubation, indwelling catheterization, burn or wound debridement and skin grafting (Cartotto et al, 1998;Patterson and Dunn, 1999). Several researchers (Mc Gowon, 1985;Schaberg et al, 1991;Wenzel, 1991;Rubino, 2001; Menon and Menon, 2012) have observed dynamic changes in the spectrum of causative agents of HCAIs involving traditional and those classified as emerging and re-emerging microbial agents (Table 1).…”

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Emerging and re-emerging infectious agents of nosocomial diseases – The need for review of hospital policy and control strategies

Akande¹

2013

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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Nosocomial infections (NIs, now referred to as Healthcare-associated infections, HCAIs) are diseases that essentially originate from the hospital and may be disseminated via biologic or inanimate agents in the healthcare center. They occur globally and constitute major hazards in healthcare institutions resulting in significant morbidity, mortality and increased hospital stay, and high socio-economic cost. Between 3 and 21 percent (average range, 5 -9%) of all hospitalized patients are affected by HCAIs each year in various communities worldwide; while critically ill, trauma or immunocompromised patients (e.g. those requiring multiple life -saving invasive procedures or immunosuppressive therapy) are hardest hit. The increasing involvement of multiple drug-resistant strains of a large spectrum of emerging and re-emerging infectious agents of NIs complicate morbidity, management and impose serious burden on the patients and relations. Hospital workers, patients, materials or equipments and hospital procedures constitute major factors of transmission mechanism of HCAIs. However, the incidence and socioeconomic impact of NIs (though estimated to be high) are rarely investigated in sub-Saharan Africa (including Nigeria) due to poor healthcare facility and low capacity. There is need for increased awareness on HCAIs and adoption of enduring hospital policy and effective control measures that will take cognizance of emerging trends of nosocomial agents and transmission mechanism to reduce morbidity, mortality and socio-economic impact associated with HCAIs.

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Acute bacterial endocarditis following burns: case report and review

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Japanese Society for Burn Injuries (JSBI) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Burn Care (3rd Edition)

Emerging and re-emerging infectious agents of nosocomial diseases – The need for review of hospital policy and control strategies

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