A case of native valve endocarditis caused by Burkholderia cepacia without predisposing factors

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis is rarely caused by Burkholderia cepacia. This infection is known to occur particularly in immunocompromised hosts, intravenous heroin users, and in patients with prosthetic valve replacement. Most patients with Burkholderia cepacia endocarditis usually need surgic...

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Autores principales: Ki, Hyun Kyun, Kim, Sung Hea, Han, Seong Woo, Cheong, Hae Suk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21548997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-114

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21548997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-114

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