Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis

Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture o...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Christos Antoniou, Panagiota Manolakou, Athanassios Vasilopoulos, George Assimakopoulos, Maria Tsironi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/836826