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Streptococcus agalactiae as a Primary Cause of Infective Endocarditis With Septic Emboli in an Undiagnosed Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Patient: An Encounter in a US-Based Safety-Net Hospital
Splenic infarct is a rare sequel of Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis (IE). We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities diagnosed with a splenic infarct secondary to group B Streptococcus IE. The development of a splenic hematoma complicated the hospital course....
Autores principales: | Shrestha, Dhan B, Shtembari, Jurgen, Sowunmi, Leanne, Adhikari, Aarya, Joshi, Tilak |
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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/PMC10198664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37213989 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37802 |
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