Aerococcus spp infective endocarditis following a prostate biopsy: a case report
We report a rare case of an infective endocarditis by Aerococcus spp in a bioprosthetic aortic valve following a prostate biopsy, in an asymptomatic adult with no additional risk factor for prostate cancer, excepting for age. The diagnosis was based on the presence of vegetations on the bioprosthesis seen on the echocardiogram, positive blood cultures and fever, and a favorable clinical outcome following the treatment with ceftriaxone and gentamicin.PMID:33787738 | PMC:PMC7997663 | DOI:10.1590/S1678-9946202163018
Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Marcelo Ant ônio Oliveira Santos-Veloso Maria das Neves Dantas da Silveira Barros Marcos Holmes Carvalho Daniela Azevedo de Carvalho Kamel Barbosa Jorge Vieira Rodrigues Source Type: research
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