Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20 (22): 4782-4785

Infective endocarditis – A word of caution on non-typical bacteria

K. Giannakopoulos, C. Zompolou, M. Behnes, E. Elmas, M. Borggrefe, I. Akin

First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. ibrahim.akin@umm.de

A previously healthy 52-year-old man presented to our department with remitting and relapsing fever for more than 6 weeks. During complex staged work-up, we revealed that he suffered from an Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis of the mitral valve with mitral regurgitation and vegetation requiring mitral valve replacement. He recovered well postoperatively and is currently being followed at our Outpatient Cardiology Clinic.

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K. Giannakopoulos, C. Zompolou, M. Behnes, E. Elmas, M. Borggrefe, I. Akin
Infective endocarditis – A word of caution on non-typical bacteria

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2016
Vol. 20 - N. 22
Pages: 4782-4785

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