Uncommon Pathogen in an Unexpected Host: A Rare Case of Rothia mucilaginosa Infective Endocarditis in an Immunocompetent Patient Without an Underlying Valvular Disease

Rothia mucilaginosa is an infrequent opportunistic pathogen that affects immunocompromised patients, with a high affinity to prosthetic devices. Infections in immunocompetent individuals are extremely rare and usually related to pre-existing valvular heart disease. We report the first case of Rothia...

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Autores principales: Abdelmaseih, Ramy, Abdelmasih, Randa, Faluk, Mohammed, Hasan, Mustajab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8260197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262804
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15458

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8260197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262804
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15458

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