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Diphtheritic septicaemia and probable endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

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1985-11-01

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14321076
03406199

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10.1007/BF00441786

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2-s2.0-0022342419

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Mahidol University

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European Journal of Pediatrics. Vol.144, No.4 (1985), 395-398

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S. Sirinavin, P. Suthas-Na-Aynthaya Diphtheritic septicaemia and probable endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature. European Journal of Pediatrics. Vol.144, No.4 (1985), 395-398. doi:10.1007/BF00441786 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30856

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Diphtheritic septicaemia and probable endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

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S. Sirinavin
 P. Suthas-Na-Aynthaya

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Mahidol University

Abstract

Corynebacterium diphtheriae usually produces an infection limited to the respiratory tract and the organisms rarely invade the blood stream. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl who, 2 months after an unsuccessful repair of a ventricular septal defect, developed septicaemia with nontoxigenic C. diphtheriae. The organism appeared resistant to penicillin in vitro and failed to respond to a course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to which it was susceptible in the laboratory. A cure was finally achieved using cephalothin and gentamicin, followed by an additional course of ampicillin and amoxicillin. Twelve previously recorded cases of diphtheritic sepsis and endocarditis are reviewed. © 1985 Springer-Verlag.

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