Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Nocardia asteroides in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Nocardia species are a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE). We describe a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Nocardia asteroides in a 38-year-old Hispanic male with no apparent environmental exposures or risk factors for IE. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe mitral regu...

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Autores principales: Gilderman, Gina S, Morsy, Mahmoud, Antony, Nishaal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10083042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37041899
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35977

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10083042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37041899
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35977

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