Relapse of Polymicrobial Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User

A 26-year-old male intravenous drug user (IDU) presented twice within 6 months with relapsed polymicrobial infective endocarditis (IE) due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus constellatus after completing two courses of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. This report points to relapsing endocard...

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Autores principales: Wang’ondu, Ruth W., Murray, Thomas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: YJBM 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21966051
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Sumario:A 26-year-old male intravenous drug user (IDU) presented twice within 6 months with relapsed polymicrobial infective endocarditis (IE) due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus constellatus after completing two courses of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. This report points to relapsing endocarditis as a clinical entity that warrants attention in IDUs when E. corrodens or S. constellatus are causative agents of IE.

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