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Native valve endocarditis due to Escherichia coli infection: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis due to Escherichia coli is a rare disease but is increasing in frequency, especially among older women. In addition, its mortality rate is higher than that of endocarditis due to the HACEK-group gram-negative bacteria (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter spp., Cardio...

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Autores principales: Akuzawa, Nobuhiro, Kurabayashi, Masahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6194693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30340526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0929-7