warfarin and Actinobacillus-Infections

warfarin has been researched along with Actinobacillus-Infections* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for warfarin and Actinobacillus-Infections

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Cerebral hemorrhage in infective endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
    The American journal of the medical sciences, 2007, Volume: 334, Issue:5

    Cerebral hemorrhage occurs rarely in endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. A 51-year-old man with a prosthetic mitral valve, who had been prophylactically treated (7 years) with warfarin, presented with intermittent fever. On admission, a Levine grade II/VI systolic cardiac murmur was detected. A transthoracic echocardiogram was negative for valve vegetation. Cefepime (1 g every 8 hours) was administered intravenously. On day 4, culturing of Gram-negative bacilli from blood and a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a small oscillating filament attached to lateral mitral prosthetic ring on the atrial side. Ceftriaxone (2 g once daily) was started. Gait instability and left-side weakness developed abruptly 2 weeks later; brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hematoma over the right parietal-occipital lobe. Ceftriaxone was adjusted to 2 g every 12 hours. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans was identified 3 weeks later. Recovery was achieved, with significant interval improvement and resolution of the cerebral lesions evident on CT.

    Topics: Actinobacillus Infections; Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticoagulants; Ceftriaxone; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Endocarditis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Warfarin

2007