Nocardia asteroides Native Valve Endocarditis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 Feb 2001 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Clinical Infectious Diseases, volume 32, pages 660-661 (issn: 1058-4838, eissn: 1537-6591,

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Authors: A, Watson; P, French; M, Wilson;

doi: 10.1086/318712

pmid: 11181135

Nocardia asteroides Native Valve Endocarditis

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Abstract

A 39-year-old man with a history of injection drug abuse was given a diagnosis of Nocardia asteroides native aortic valve endocarditis, and he required valve replacement therapy, despite having received potent antimicrobial therapy. This is the first reported proven case of native valve endocarditis due to Nocardia species.

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Keywords

Adult, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Male, Aortic Valve, Nocardia asteroides, Humans, Nocardia Infections, Endocarditis, Bacterial

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