Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Foreign bodies such as implanted cardiac devices are susceptible to infections and may be involved in infective endocarditis. Exposure to pathogens, by frequent use of intravascular accesses for hemodialysis (i.e., catheters or fistulas), combined with high rates of degenerative heart valve diseases...

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Main Authors: Ali Oullaï, Edouard Cubilier, Mohamed Tayeb Salaouatchi, Maxime Taghavi, Yasmin Zouggari, Joëlle Nortier, Maria Do Carmo Filomena Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8500299
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