Normal procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and negative blood cultures in infective endocarditis with a massive residual vegetation: a case report

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection with high morbidity and mortality that involves the endocardial lining of the heart. Most cases of IE are due to bacteria although other atypical micro-organisms can also be involved. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker that is used in th...

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Autores principales: Farandzha, Dzhem, Shikerova, Petranka, Lazarova, Gergana, Hazarbasanov, Dobri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8491057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34622133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab312

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8491057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34622133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab312

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