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Escherichia coli: A Rare Cause of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a complication of valve replacement associated with high morbidity and mortality. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is rarely associated with infective endocarditis (IE), accounting for less than 1% of the cases reported. The low frequency is attributed to the organis...

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Autores principales: Peralta, Diego P, Chang, Aymara Y
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37265906
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38402