A case report of Nocardia spp. infective endocarditis in an injection drug user

BACKGROUND: Nocardia-related endocarditis is rare. Intravenous drug use with nonsterile injection practices is a potential risk factor for nocardia infection. Disseminated nocardiosis with endovascular involvement is rarely reported in immunocompetent individuals. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old ma...

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Autores principales: Enwezor, Chukwunyelu, Russ-Friedman, Courtney L., Gruss, Zachary P., Murphy, Adam, Palavecino, Elizabeth L., Jakharia, Niyati
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34412578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06541-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34412578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06541-6

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