Association of infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva with mycotic aneurysm formation: A case report and the review of the literature

A 74-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve prolapse with mitral regurgitation was transferred to our hospital due to infective endocarditis. Blood culture revealed Abiotrophia defectiva which is known as a nutritional variant streptococcus. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed posterior...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiology cases 2023-10, Vol.28 (4), p.161-163
Hauptverfasser:	Toda, Erisa, Kajiya, Takashi, Higo, Kenjuro, Ito, Kanae, Ueno, Masahiro, Takaoka, Junichiro, Atsuchi, Yoshihiko, Atsuchi, Nobuhiko, Ohishi, Mitsuru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abiotrophia defectiva Case Report Infective endocarditis Mitral valve Mycotic aneurysm
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