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Aerococcus spp infective endocarditis following a prostate biopsy: a case report

We report a rare case of an infective endocarditis by Aerococcus spp in a bioprosthetic aortic valve following a prostate biopsy, in an asymptomatic adult with no additional risk factor for prostate cancer, excepting for age. The diagnosis was based on the presence of vegetations on the bioprosthesi...

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Autores principales: Santos-Veloso, Marcelo Antônio Oliveira, Barros, Maria das Neves Dantas da Silveira, Carvalho, Marcos Holmes, Barbosa, Daniela Azevedo de Carvalho Kamel, Rodrigues, Jorge Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33787738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163018