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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...
Autores principales: | Keerty, Dinesh, Yacoub, Abraham T, Nguyen, Thu-Cuc, Haynes, Elizabeth, Greene, John |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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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