Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
Subacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/57h24254 |