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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun;51(6):1996-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00480-13. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Nonsurgical management of mitral valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium valvarum in a patient with a ventricular septal defect

Saugata Choudhury  1 , Florante Santos Isais, Cheng Chuan Lee
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Case Reports

Nonsurgical management of mitral valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium valvarum in a patient with a ventricular septal defect

Saugata Choudhury et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Cardiobacterium valvarum is a relatively novel agent of infective endocarditis. We describe the first case of infective endocarditis due to this pathogen in the Asian Pacific. This case is unique in its involvement of the mitral valve as well as its clinical resolution exclusively resulting from treatment with antibiotics without resorting to valve replacement/explantation.

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