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Isolated Streptococcus agalactiae tricuspid endocarditis in elderly patient without known predisposing factors: Case report and review of the literature

Group B streptococcal (GBS) tricuspid infective endocarditis is a very rare clinical entity. It affects intravenous drug users, pregnant, postpartum women, and the elderly. We report the case of a 68-year-old patient without known predisposing factors who presented a GBS tricuspid endocarditis treat...

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Autores principales: Abid, Leila, Charfeddine, Salma, Kammoun, Samir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2015.11.003