Importance of early diagnosis and surgical treatment of calcified amorphous tumor-related native valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli: a case report
Abstract Background Unlike Escherichia coli bacteremia, which is common, E. coli endocarditis is uncommon, particularly in patients with native valve, leading to its delayed diagnosis. Case presentation We present a case of infective endocarditis caused by E. coli in a 78-year-old Japanese man with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07220-w |