Bacterial calcification in infective endocarditis. Issue 767 (September 1989)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Poller, D. N.; Curry, A.; Ganguli, L. A.; Routledge, R. C.
• Is Part Of: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 65:Issue 767(1989)
• Page Start: 665
• Page End: 667
• Publication Date: 1989-09
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.65.767.665
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5473

Abstract

Abstract : The present report is the first description to our knowledge of a clinical case of bacterial calcification in human infective endocarditic vegetations. Partial calcification of bacteria within vegetations may be a further mechanism of bacterial protection from host defences and antibiotics. Similar calcification has recently been reported in vegetations formed on porcine valvular prostheses implanted experimentally in sheep.