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Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis: An Easy Miss

Subacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting...

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Autores principales: Escarcega, Erica, Trovato, Caitlin, Idahosa, Osamudiamen, Gillard, John, Stankewicz, Holly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849317
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.3.33126