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Escherichia coli endocarditis of a native mitral valve

Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a rare cause of endocarditis, although is a common causative agent of bacteremia. An 89-year-old woman presented with recurrent episodes of fever and persistent E. coli bacteremia with 3-month duration, despite antimicrobial therapy. At first, a urinary tract infection w...

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Autores principales: Nogueira, Ana Rita, Brazão, Sofia, Ferreira, Diana, Aragão, António, Veríssimo, Manuel Teixeira, Carvalho, Armando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00548