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Enterococcal endocarditis after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for nephrolithiasis
O Zimhony1, S Goland, S D Malnick
1Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
We report a case of enterococcal endocarditis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for ureteral stone. Although endocarditis following ESWL is very rare, transient bacteraemia occurs during ESWL. This case is a reminder that enterococcal endocarditis may follow innovative genitourinary procedures without appropriate prophylaxis.