Aorto-cavitary fistula: a rare case of Enterobacter cloacae infective endocarditis complicated by aortic root abscess and fistula to the right ventricle.

Autor: Tan, Charis, Wales, Kathryn M, Huynh, Annie, Huang, Linna, Boer, Madeleine De, Bannon, Paul G, Bayfield, Matthew S
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Case Reports; Mar2022, Vol. 2022 Issue 3, p1-3, 3p
Abstrakt: Enterobacter cloacae are a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE). We present an interesting case of a 51-year-old intravenous drug user with E. cloacae IE of a prosthetic aortic valve and a fistula into the right ventricle. He underwent surgical repair and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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