Abiotrophia defectiva Infective Endocarditis: A Rare and Dangerous Cause of Endocarditis

Abiotrophia defectiva Infective Endocarditis: A Rare and Dangerous Cause of Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis is an uncommon heart infection, typically involving heart valves. Abiotrophia defectiva is a rare cause of endocarditis, typically found within the GI tract, and is usually difficult to isolate and requires specialized media. We report a case of Abiotrophia defectiva endocardi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2022-03, Vol.2022, p.7050257-4
Hauptverfasser: Lancaster, Ian, Patel, Deep, Tamboli, Cyrus, Chun, Patricia, Sethi, Vikas, Namey, Joseph
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Blood
Cardiovascular disease
Case Report
Case reports
Disease prevention
Drug use
Endocarditis
Endodontics
Gastrointestinal system
Health aspects
Heart surgery
Implants, Artificial
Infective endocarditis
Organisms
Patients
Penicillin
Penicillin G
Primary care
Prostheses
Prosthesis
Root canal therapy
Ultrasonic imaging
White people
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Zusammenfassung:Infective endocarditis is an uncommon heart infection, typically involving heart valves. Abiotrophia defectiva is a rare cause of endocarditis, typically found within the GI tract, and is usually difficult to isolate and requires specialized media. We report a case of Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis following a root canal.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2022/7050257