Medicina | |
Benefits of a Pre-Treatment Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in a Rare Case of Gemella Haemolysans Endocarditis in an 86-Year-Old Patient and a Review of the Literature | |
Lucie Sadaune1  Anne Michel1  Frédéric Roca1  Mathilde Bordage1  Anais Lesourd2  Vincent Le Guillou3  | |
[1] Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, 1 rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France;Department of Infectious Disease, Rouen University Hospital, 1 Rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France;Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, 1 Rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France; | |
关键词: infective endocarditis; elderly; Gemella haemolysans; comprehensive geriatric assessment; | |
DOI : 10.3390/medicina55060292 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Infective endocarditis is a serious condition, which is associated with high mortality in elderly patients. Gemella haemolysans (GH) is a microorganism from the Streptococcus family, rarely involved in infective endocarditis. Here, we present a case of Gemella haemolysans endocarditis in an 86-year-old patient, successfully treated by antibiotics and surgery following a pre-treatment comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). This case is discussed in the context of a review of all published cases of Gemella haemolysans endocarditis. We illustrate the benefit of a systematic pre-treatment comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with infective endocarditis.
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