论文信息 - A rare case of native pulmonary valve infective endocarditis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism.

A rare case of native pulmonary valve infective endocarditis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism.

A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our Cardiac Rehabilitation Department after bypass surgery, performed in another hospital. A massive left pleural effusion complicated the patient’s clinical course. A Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection was diagnosed through a diagnostic and therapeutic thoracocentesis. The patient underwent a long-term hospital intravenous (iv) antibiotic treatment (linezolid). To deliver the therapy, a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) line was placed. However, the patient developed recurrent fevers in the next 3 months.

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