Left-Sided Endocarditis Associated with Multi-Drug Resistance Acinetobacter Lwoffii

Acinetobacter lwoffii, an important nosocomial pathogen, is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is a component of the normal flora on the skin, oropharynx, and perineum of about 20-25% of healthy individuals. We herein present a case of a 66-year-old man with combined mitral and aortic valve endoc...

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Main Authors: Naghmeh Moshtaghi, Abbasali Karimi, Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari, Mohammad Ali Boroumand, Hossein Ahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/14097.pdf&manuscript_id=14097