endocarditis
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About nine days later, Madden was removed from opiate withdrawal monitoring and quickly began showing signs of infective endocarditis, such as high heart rate and low blood pressure, chest pain and a low-grade fever, according to the suit. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mother of Franklin man who died in jail sues Milwaukee County," 21 May 2018 From 2014 through 2016, the three hospital systems in Knoxville had provided valve surgery to 117 patients diagnosed with endocarditis from injecting drugs. — Abby Goodnough, New York Times, "Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?," 29 Apr. 2018 Humans with salmonella can suffer the same issues as pets plus, in rougher hits of salmonella, urinary tract infections, endocarditis and artery infections. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "Some states prohibit this pet. That doesn't mean its food should have salmonella. | Miami Herald," 16 Apr. 2018 Pollard has been lobbying hospital systems in Knoxville to provide addiction treatment for willing endocarditis patients, at least on a trial basis, after their surgery. — Abby Goodnough, Anchorage Daily News, "Injecting drugs can ruin a heart. How many second chances should a user get?," 30 Apr. 2018 As cases have multiplied around the country, doctors who used to only occasionally encounter endocarditis in patients who injected drugs are hungry for guidance. — Abby Goodnough, New York Times, "Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?," 29 Apr. 2018 People with salmonella can suffer the above symptoms and, occasionally, urinary tract infections, arterial infections and endocarditis. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "The week's third salmonella or listeria dog food recall makes April feel like February | Miami Herald," 18 Apr. 2018 There have been case reports of endocarditis caused by tattoos. — Judy Schaechter, M.d., miamiherald, "Body art to be even more popular in future as kids emulate their tattooed parents," 29 May 2018 The bacteria can also cause arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis on rare occasions. — Fox News, "Salmonella outbreak linked to massive egg recall sickens nearly three dozen people," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'endocarditis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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