Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis with Multivalvular Involvement Secondary to an Atrial Septal Defect

Infective endocarditis is usually diagnosed using modified Duke's criteria. Our patient had a subacute presentation and a low suspicion for endocarditis during admission, unfortunately leading to her death. Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic measures including antibiotic therapy and...

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Published in:Case Rep Cardiol
Main Authors: Daruwalla, Vistasp Jimmy, Sagi, Jahnavi, Tahir, Hassan, Penumetsa, Srikanth
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771888/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26989519
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3793968
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