Papers by Victorita Ştefanescu
Risk in Contemporary Economy, 2017
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International Journal of General Medicine
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Medicina, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge for the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditi... more The COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge for the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). Fever and other unspecific symptoms of coronaviral infection could be misleading or masking its manifestations. We present the case of a young patient admitted for persistent fever, profuse sweating, headache, articular pain, myalgias, and weight loss. She reported regression taste and smell disorders compared to a month earlier when diagnosed with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia. While the RT-PCR SARS-COV-2 test was positive, she was admitted to a COVID-19 ward. Investigations of febrile syndrome revealed two positive blood cultures with Streptococcus gordonii and the presence of vegetations on the aortic valve, supporting a certain diagnosis of IE. After six weeks of antibiotic treatment, the patient had clinical and biologic favorable outcomes. Streptococcus gordonii is a common commensal related to the dental biofilm, although there were no caries in our patient. The influence of...
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
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