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A Case of Rapid Development of Methicillin‑Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mechanical Aortic Root Abscess Despite Appropriate Antibiotic Use

A 74-year-old male with a past medical history of mechanical aortic valve replacement presented with abdominal pain and fever. Blood cultures revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the patient was started on target antibiotics. Initial transthoracic echocardiogram and transe...

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Autores principales: Chandrasekhar, Sanjay, Lee, Dae Hyun, Patel, Nidhi, Bassily, Emmanuel, Chen, Allan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8476190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34603875
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17494

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