Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Escherichia Coli
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 6
Abstract
Escherichia coli is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. This report describes a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli in a 58-year-old male renal transplant patient who had a concurrent urinary tract infection caused by the same organism. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and recovered without surgical intervention
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THANGAM MENON, Nandhakumar Balakris, Shanmugasundaram Somasundara, Prabu Dhandapani
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- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27201.10046
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