Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review
Endocarditis secondary to Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare entity often involving prosthetic valves and rarely native valves. Pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to any organism is rare. We report the first case of native pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to M. fortuitum and a literature revi...
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| Main Authors: | Aaron M. Mulhall, Renee S. Hebbeler-Clark |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/274819 |
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