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[Tricuspid endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus in AIDS. Discussion of a case]
W Serra1, P Chioatto, A Totteri
1Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Parma.
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
Right-sided staphylococcal endocarditis has been described in drug-addict, but not in association with an Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. A case of a 26 years old drug-addict woman with AIDS related complex is reported. Antibiotic therapy, produced a favourable evolution on the illness. This case support the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography for detecting one of the possible complications associated with AIDS.