Biomaterial Database

Supravalvular aortotomy infection. Caused by Listeria monocytogenes, masquerading as subacute bacterial endocarditis. 1965

R Edelstein, and S S Katz, and J Forgacs

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008088	Listeriosis	Infections with bacteria of the genus LISTERIA.	Listeria Infections,Infections, Listeria,Infection, Listeria,Listeria Infection,Listerioses
D008089	Listeria monocytogenes	A species of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. It has been isolated from sewage, soil, silage, and from feces of healthy animals and man. Infection with this bacterium leads to encephalitis, meningitis, endocarditis, and abortion.
D008297	Male		Males
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004692	Endarteritis	Inflammation of the inner endothelial lining (TUNICA INTIMA) of an artery.	Endarteritides
D004698	Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial	ENDOCARDIUM infection that is usually caused by STREPTOCOCCUS. Subacute infective endocarditis evolves over weeks and months with modest toxicity and rare metastatic infection.	Endocarditis Lenta,Bacterial Endocarditides, Subacute,Bacterial Endocarditis, Subacute,Endocarditides, Subacute Bacterial,Subacute Bacterial Endocarditides,Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001024	Aortic Valve Stenosis	A pathological constriction that can occur above (supravalvular stenosis), below (subvalvular stenosis), or at the AORTIC VALVE. It is characterized by restricted outflow from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the AORTA.	Aortic Stenosis,Aortic Valve Stenoses,Stenoses, Aortic,Stenoses, Aortic Valve,Stenosis, Aortic,Stenosis, Aortic Valve,Valve Stenoses, Aortic,Valve Stenosis, Aortic