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DOI	10.7759/cureus.16466
	Slither Into the Heart: Salmonella Endocarditis Following Rattlesnake Meat Ingestion
	Mishra, Kunal; Cu, Cameron; Abolbashari, Mehran; Ojha, Chandra P.; Cervantes, Jorge L.; Alkhateeb, Haider
通讯作者	Mishra, K (corresponding author), Texas Tech Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Internal Med, El Paso, TX 79905 USA.
来源期刊	CUREUS
EISSN	2168-8184
出版年	2021
卷号	13 期号:7
英文摘要	Salmonellae foodborne infections are a well described and documented entity, however cardiac complications of Salmonellae foodborne infections including infective endocarditis (IE) are rare. Here we present a case of infective endocarditis as a result of bacteremia caused by multiple species of Salmonella. The patient initially presented with chest pain, fever and altered mental status. Troponin and ECG were unremarkable. The patient was started on empiric antibiotics. Blood cultures grew Salmonella species serotype O&H. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) confirmed aortic valve vegetation. Regional cultural practices suggested possible contamination attributed to ingestion of rattlesnake meat, a practice that has been previously described and well-established in various Hispanic folk practices. Upon further history taking, the patient was found to be regularly consuming dried rattlesnake meat preparations, a rather common practice in Chihuahua desert region. Surgery was not indicated, and the patient was treated with six weeks of antibiotics. This case presents an opportunity to gain insight into such a unique manifestation of Salmonellae, offering a potential facet of information for clinicians to better understand its presentation, susceptibility, and potential adverse outcomes.
英文关键词	infective endocarditis salmonella infection rattlesnake meat salmonella infective endocarditis usmexico border cultural practices
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000675465700008
WOS关键词	HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS ; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS ; NONTYPHI SALMONELLA ; ARIZONA INFECTIONS ; MANAGEMENT ; TRENDS
WOS类目	Medicine, General & Internal
WOS研究方向	General & Internal Medicine
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362919
作者单位	[Mishra, Kunal; Cu, Cameron] Texas Tech Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Internal Med, El Paso, TX 79905 USA; [Abolbashari, Mehran; Ojha, Chandra P.; Alkhateeb, Haider] Texas Tech Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Cardiovasc Med, El Paso, TX USA; [Cervantes, Jorge L.] Texas Tech Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Microbiol, El Paso, TX USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mishra, Kunal,Cu, Cameron,Abolbashari, Mehran,et al. Slither Into the Heart: Salmonella Endocarditis Following Rattlesnake Meat Ingestion[J],2021,13(7).
APA	Mishra, Kunal,Cu, Cameron,Abolbashari, Mehran,Ojha, Chandra P.,Cervantes, Jorge L.,&Alkhateeb, Haider.(2021).Slither Into the Heart: Salmonella Endocarditis Following Rattlesnake Meat Ingestion.CUREUS,13(7).
MLA	Mishra, Kunal,et al."Slither Into the Heart: Salmonella Endocarditis Following Rattlesnake Meat Ingestion".CUREUS 13.7(2021).