Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit

Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological defic...

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Main Authors: Renato Anghinah, Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe, Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro, Carla Guariglia, Lécio Figueira Pinto, Daniella Costa de Menezes e Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/636070
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