Watt George, Pachirat Orathai, Baggett Henry C, Maloney Susan A, Lulitanond Viraphong, Raoult Didier, Bhengsri Saithip, Thamthitiwat Somsak, Paupairoj Anucha, Kosoy Michael, Ud-Ai Nongrak, Sukwicha Wichuda, Whistler Toni, Fournier Pierre-Edouard
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3):473-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2003.131059.
Despite rigorous diagnostic testing, the cause of infective endocarditis was identified for just 60 (45.5%) of 132 patients admitted to hospitals in Khon Kaen, Thailand, during January 2010-July 2012. Most pathogens identified were Viridans streptococci and zoonotic bacteria species, as found in other resource-limited countries where underlying rheumatic heart disease is common.
在2010年1月至2012年7月期间,泰国孔敬府医院收治的132例患者中,尽管进行了严格的诊断检测,但仅60例(45.5%)患者的感染性心内膜炎病因得以明确。所鉴定出的大多数病原体为草绿色链球菌和人畜共患病细菌种类,这与其他潜在风湿性心脏病常见的资源有限国家的情况相同。