BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ESCHERICHIA-AEROBACTER GROUP AS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT: REPORT OF A FATAL CASE
Authors: C S WALLACE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 June 1951BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ESCHERICHIA-AEROBACTER GROUP AS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT: REPORT OF A FATAL CASEC. STEWART WALLACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.C. STEWART WALLACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1463 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1873 Lancereaux gave the first modern clinical description of bacterial endocarditis.1 From then until a few years ago, interest in the disease was largely academic. With the advent of modern chemotherapeutic agents, new interest was created in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis. The result is one of chemotherapy's greatest triumphs. A majority of the cases caused by organisms sensitive to antibiotics are being cured. 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