TY  - JOUR
T1  - GOnococcal endocarditis in the antibiotic era
AU  - Cooke DB, Arensberg D, Feiner JM, Rimland D, Lesser LM
Y1  - 1979/11/01
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630480035013
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1247
EP  - 1250
VL  - 139
IS  - 11
N2  - Since the introduction of penicillin in 1942, there have been only 11 culture-proven cases of gonococcal endocarditis in the English literature. Most patients are under 30 years of age and have no history of heart disease. The aortic valve is often involved and aortic regurgitation is common. The bacteriologic diagnosis can be difficult and may require more than six blood cultures and a long incubation period. Circulating immune complexes appear to be the cause of many of the extracardiac manifestations. The three new cases reported herein and review of the literature emphasize the distinctive features of gonococcal endocarditis.(Arch Intern Med 139:1247-1250, 1979)
SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630480035013
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1979.03630480035013
ER  -