Bacterial Endocarditis Following Urethral Manipulation
- 4 November 1948
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 239 (19) , 708-709
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194811042391904
Abstract
REVIEWS in the older literature1 2 3 and a recent article4 have commented on the frequent occurrence of bacteremia following manipulation of the genitourinary tract. In one report3 the complication of bacterial endocarditis in a case is noted, but a perusal of the literature since 1940 revealed no recently reported cases. To emphasize the occurrence of this complication and to stress the need for routine prophylaxis in persons with known valvular defects, the following cases of bacterial endocarditis, developing after urethral dilatation and terminating fatally, are presented.Case 1. A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital on July 6, 1945, with . . .Keywords
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