The First Case of Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and Review of the Literature

Gram-positive cocci species, notably Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus account for 80 to 90% of infective endocarditis cases. HACEK microorganisms (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae) account for ap...

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Main Authors: Alisha Khan, Thu Thu Aung, Debanik Chaudhuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5907319
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