European journal of case reports in internal medicine
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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med · Jan 2018
Successful Management of Prosthetic Valve Brucella Endocarditis with Antibiotherapy Alone.
To report a case of mechanical aortic prosthesis Brucella endocarditis successfully treated with antibiotics alone.Materials and methods: We describe a clinical case and present a review of the literature. ⋯ Brucella endocarditis is responsible for most fatal cases of brucellosis.Brucellosis relapse after treatment in patients with a cardiac valve prosthesis should arouse suspicion for endocarditis.Long-term medical treatment alone can be successful in selected patients with Brucella endocarditis, even in those with prosthetic valve endocarditis..