Acute Infective Endocarditis Caused by Delftia acidovorans, a Rare Pathogen Complicating Intravenous Drug Use
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- 1 November 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 50 (11) , 3799-3800
Abstract
Gram-negative bacilli causing infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, even in intravenous drug users. This case report underscores several clinically important aspects ofDelftia acidovoransIE: the organism's ability to cause rapid destruction of normal native valves and to cause embolic occlusion of large arteries and its resistance to all aminoglycosides.Keywords
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