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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...
Autores principales: | Gilderman, Gina S, Morsy, Mahmoud, Antony, Nishaal |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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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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