Importance of early diagnosis and surgical treatment of calcified amorphous tumor-related native valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli: a case report

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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Hlavní autoři: Shu Koito, Yuto Unoki, Keimei Yoshida, Sho Takemoto, Takayuki Uchida, Takashi Matono
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: BMC 2022-03-01
Edice:BMC Infectious Diseases
Témata:
Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacilli
Escherichia coli
Endocarditis
Calcified amorphous tumor
On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07220-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07220-w

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