This case report describes a 68-year-old man in Tennessee with Edwardsiella tarda endocarditis, likely from a fish hook wound, whose diagnosis was supported by an indium-111 labeled white blood cell scan. Indium-111 appears only as a diagnostic radiotracer. The report has no bearing on dietary indium.
Key numbers
- The report cites published sensitivity of 60% to 100% and specificity of 68% to 92% for indium-111 labeled white blood cell scintigraphy in infection (Abstract; values from earlier literature).
- This paper reports no numerical findings relevant to indium exposure.
Methods (brief)
Single clinical case description with blood cultures, echocardiography and indium-111 labeled white blood cell scintigraphy.
Evidence fitness
Off-topic for dietary exposure. It concerns a radiotracer used in one patient’s diagnosis and does not support dietary exposure, food occurrence or toxicity claims for indium.
Limitations
Single case; the diagnostic accuracy figures are quoted from earlier studies, not measured here.
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