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ArticleBMJ case reports2016

Aerococcus urinae, a rare cause of infective endocarditis.

Stephen Melnick, Salik Nazir, Rittu Hingorani, Philip Wexler

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen MelnickDepartment of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.
Salik NazirReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rittu HingoraniReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Philip WexlerReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Reading Hospital · USLebanon VA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of an elderly male who was initially seen in our hospital for a urinary tract infection that was treated with oral ciprofloxacin. He was admitted 2 weeks later with altered mental status and fever, and was found to have bacteraemia with Aerococcus urinae Owing to altered mental status a brain MRI was performed which showed evidence of embolic stroke. Following this, a transesophageal echocardiogram showed severe mitral regurgitation and a vegetation >1 cm involving the mitral valve with associated destruction of posterior valve leaflets. The patient was started on antibiotics intravenous penicillin G and intravenous gentamicin for a total duration of 6 weeks. He underwent mitral valve replacement on day 4 of hospitalisation. The postoperative course was complicated by ventilator-dependent respiratory failure, requiring tracheostomy and eventual transfer to a skilled nursing facility. Unfortunately, he died after 2 weeks of stay at the facility.

Indexed as

AerococcusAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBrainEchocardiography, TransesophagealEndocarditis, BacterialFatal OutcomeGentamicinsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyPenicillinsStrokeUrinary Tract InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsPenicillins

Identifiers

PMID27440847
PMCPMC4964113
OpenAlexW2486112714

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