A rare case of a novel coagulase negative Staphylococcus native valve endocarditis in a 28-year-old male

Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are an emerging cause of native valve endocarditis in community and healthcare settings. We describe a case of a 28-year-old man with no significant risk factors who presented with Staphylococcus pettenkoferi native valve endocarditis. During our patient’s ini...

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Main Authors: Caleb V. Wutawunashe, Rosaline Ma, Gin Den William Chang, Rohan Goyal, Zachary Morrow, Nazish Ilyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002183