SALMONELLA ENDOCARDITIS WITH STREPTOMYCIN FAILURE
Authors: E R H KURZ, E L CREHAN, C THOMSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Case Reports1 September 1949SALMONELLA ENDOCARDITIS WITH STREPTOMYCIN FAILUREEDWARD R. H. KURZ, M.D., F.A.C.P., ELMER L. CREHAN, M.D., CHARLES THOMSON, M.D.EDWARD R. H. KURZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ELMER L. CREHAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES THOMSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-3-497 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMany reports of endocardial infections, particularly of the subacute variety with response to intensive penicillin therapy, have recently appeared in the literature. Most of these cases are of the Streptococcus viridans type. Those associated with other organisms are infrequently reported. This is a report of a case of Salmonella endocarditis without a primary intestinal focus that failed to respond to penicillin, sulfadiazine, or streptomycin, although recognized in its incipiency.The mortality rate in paratyphoid infections is so low that relatively few cases or necropsy reports can be found in the literature. Wells,6in reviewing the literature prior to 1904, discovered...Bibliography1. CUMSTON CG: Present status of the pathology of the paratyphoids, New York Med. Jr., 1918, cvii, 603. Google Scholar2. KRETSCHMER W: Über die Paratyphus-Sektionsbefunde in Bereich der 1. Armee, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1935, clxxviii, 298-307. Google Scholar3. MEYERHOWELL JKM: Acute endocarditis caused by B. paratyphosus B , Arch. Path., 1938, xxvi, 368-373. Google Scholar4. RATHERYAMBARD FL: Les fievres paratyphoides B à l'hôpital mixte de Zuydcoote de decembre 1914 a fevrier 1916, Paris, Felix Alcan, 1916. Google Scholar5. VOGELSANG TM: Paratyphoid B in Western Norway; bacteriology, symptomatology, morbid anatomy and epidemiology of infection associated with B. paratyphosus B , Jr. Infect. Dis., 1934, lv, 276-298. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. WELLS HG: Acute endocarditis produced by Bacillus paratyphosus , Arch. Path., 1937, xxiii, 270-274. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 7, 1947. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byProsthetic Valve Endocarditis Diagnosed Because of Persistent Hemolytic Anemia After Salmonella Iliopsoas Abscess TreatmentInfective endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria: A review of the literature, 1945–1977Mycotic aneurysm and endocarditisSalmonella infantis infection of a pre-existent ventricular aneurysmBacterial endocarditis due to salmonella typhimuriumSALMONELLA SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS*MAURICE RICH, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD ST. MARY, M.D.SALMONELLOSIS: NINE CASES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CHLOROMYCETIN*J. HAL DORAN, M.D. 1 September 1949Volume 31, Issue 3Page: 497-503KeywordsDeath ratesEndocarditisParatyphoidPenicillinSalmonellaStreptococcusStreptomycin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...