Endocarditis : Causes
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Endocarditis can involve the heart muscle, heart valves, or lining of the heart. Most people who develop endocarditis have heart disease of the valves. Risk factors for developing endocarditis include: Injection drug use; Permanent central venous ...
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Most cases of infective endocarditis occur in people between the ages of 15 and 60, with a median age at onset of about 50 years. Men are affected about twice as often as women are. Other factors that put people at increased risk for endocarditis ...
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Most cases of infective endocarditis occur in patients between the ages of 15 and 60, with a median age at onset of about 50 years. Men are affected about twice as often as women. Other risk factors for endocarditis are congenital heart problems, ...
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Bacteria are prokaryotes (unicellular organisms with no membrane-enclosed nucleus) with simple structures that typically range in size from about 0.5 to 20 micrometers.
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The bacterium Heliobacter pylori is the only one that can survive inside the human stomach. It causes gastritis and ulcers, but is generally treatable with a combination of antibiotics.
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