Abiotrophia defectiva causing infective endocarditis with brain infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report

Abiotrophia defectiva causing infective endocarditis with brain infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report

IntroductionA rare pathogen of Infective Endocarditis (IE), the Abiotrophia defectiva, has been known to trigger life-threatening complications. The case discussed here is of a teenager with brain infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by IE due to A. defectiva.Case reportA 15-year-old girl w...

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Main Authors: Miaojuan Yang, Yanxia Lin, Xin Peng, Jingsong Wu, Bo Hu, Yitao He, Jian Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Abiotrophia defectiva
infective endocarditis
brain infarction
subarachnoid hemorrhage
microbial mass spectrometry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1117474/full

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