First Case of Infective Endocarditis With Streptococcus equinus in an Immunocompetent Patient in North America: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Infective endocarditis (IE) can be caused by bacterial or fungal infections invading the endocardial surface of the heart, such as its valves and chambers. Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species are mainly responsible for IE. Streptococcus equinus (S. equinus) has been rarely noted to cause IE. We...

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Autores principales: Keerty, Dinesh, Yacoub, Abraham T, Nguyen, Thu-Cuc, Haynes, Elizabeth, Greene, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8664352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912614
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19473

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8664352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912614
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19473

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