Native mitral valve endocarditis due to Rhizobium Radiobacter - first case report

Autor: Nuno Carvalho, Guerra, Angelo, Nobre, João, Cravino
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista portuguesa de cirurgia cardio-toracica e vascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Toracica e Vascular. 20(4)
ISSN: 0873-7215
Popis: Rhizobium Radiobacter (RR) has rarely been associated with human infection, mainly sepsis or bacteremia, and an unique case of prosthetic aortic endocarditis has been reported. We present a case of native mitral valve endocarditis to RR, to our knowledge the first clinical report of such infection.
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