Endocardite por escherichia coli em válvula aórtica protésica - particularidades do diagnóstico e tratamento.

Escherichia coli endocarditis is a rare condition, even though bacteriemia by such agent is common. The infection, normally from a urinary origin, may, in fact, progress without major hemodynamic disturbance and minimal symptoms, regardless its ability of destruction of heart's valvular apparat...

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Main Authors: Tiago Teixeira, Manuela Vieira, Mesquita Bastos, José António Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2010-10-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/702