Bacillus cereus endocarditis in native aortic valve
Bacillus cereus endocarditis is rare. It has been implicated in immunocompromised individuals, especially in intravenous drug users as well as in those with a cardiac prosthesis. The patient was a 31-year-old ex-intravenous drug addict with a past history of staphylococcal pulmonary valve endoc...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Japan
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25007/1/bacillus.pdf |
| Summary: | Bacillus cereus endocarditis is rare. It has been
implicated in immunocompromised individuals, especially
in intravenous drug users as well as in those with a cardiac
prosthesis. The patient was a 31-year-old ex-intravenous
drug addict with a past history of staphylococcal pulmonary
valve endocarditis, who presented with symptoms of
decompensated cardiac failure. Echocardiography showed
severe aortic regurgitation with an oscillating vegetation
seen on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. The
blood cultures grew Bacillus cereus. We report this as a
rare case of Bacillus cereus endocarditis affecting a native
aortic valve |
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