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Aerococcus urinae, a rare cause of infective endocarditis

We present the case of an elderly male who was initially seen in our hospital for a urinary tract infection that was treated with oral ciprofloxacin. He was admitted 2 weeks later with altered mental status and fever, and was found to have bacteraemia with Aerococcus urinae. Owing to altered mental...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Melnick, Stephen, Nazir, Salik, Hingorani, Rittu, Wexler, Philip
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27440847
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-215421
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