SURGICAL THERAPY OF BRUCELLA ENDOCARDITIS

H. Berat CİHAN, Öner GÜLCAN, Rıza TÜRKÖZ

İnönü Üniversitesi Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi, Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, MALATYA

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We report a case of brucella endocarditis on a native aortic valve causing aortic regurgitation. The diagnosis was proven by positive blood cultures and isolation of Brucella melitensis from excised valve. The patient was succesfully treated with valve replacement and specific antibiotic therapy.

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