Abiotrophia defectiva Infective Endocarditis: A Rare and Dangerous Cause of Endocarditis

Autor: Ian Lancaster, Deep Patel, Cyrus Tamboli, Patricia Chun, Vikas Sethi, Joseph Namey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2022 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6633
DOI: 10.1155/2022/7050257
Popis: Infective endocarditis is an uncommon heart infection, typically involving heart valves. Abiotrophia defectiva is a rare cause of endocarditis, typically found within the GI tract, and is usually difficult to isolate and requires specialized media. We report a case of Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis following a root canal.
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