asmi Forum Hero
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| | 04/04/04 - 02:31 PM  
 
   
 
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:idea: cause of endocarditis in a man with urological instrumentation / on urinary cath ....? :idea: in a man who had tooth extration/ dental procedure...? :idea: an IV drug abuser ..?
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| mistral92 Forum Senior
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| | 04/04/04 - 02:32 PM  
 
   
 
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urological instrumentation= bact fragilis??? tooth extraction= strep viridans? I/V drug abuser= Hep C
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| asmi Forum Hero
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| | 04/04/04 - 02:56 PM  
 
   
 
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:arrow: urological intervention......enterococci :arrow: tooth extraction....as you said :arrow: IV drug abuser...staph aureus
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| mistral92 Forum Senior
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| | 04/04/04 - 03:18 PM  
 
   
 
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thanks asmi...
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| anne Forum Elite
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| | 04/05/04 - 08:51 AM  
 
   
 
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[quote="mistral92"]urological instrumentation= bact fragilis??? as for bacteroides fragilis,it spreads to cause infection following a GI surgery or rupture of appendix.normally found only in GIT,and may spread following GI manipulation.
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