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Endocarditis Associated With Porcine Valve Xenografts
William H. Downham, MD;
Everett R. Rhoades, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1979;139(12):1350-1352.
Abstract
Review of porcine valve xenografts in 68 patients over a 32-month period disclosed seven episodes of endocarditis in six patients, an attack rate of 10%. Four patients died as a result of the infections. The presence of Staphylococcus epidermidis in every case was most striking as was the preponderance of methicillin sodium resistance. The clustering of cases within a restricted time period, and the absence of subsequent cases, suggests the strong possibility of a nosocomial occurrence.
(Arch Intern Med 139:1350-1352, 1979)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Veterans Administration Hospital, Oklahoma City.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 14, 1979.
Reprint requests to Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Administration Hospital, 921 NE 13th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (Dr Rhoades).
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