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Left-Sided Endocarditis Associated with Multi-Drug Resistance Acinetobacter Lwoffii

Authors :
Naghmeh Moshtaghi
Abbasali Karimi
Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari
Mohammad Ali Boroumand
Hossein Ahmadi
Source :
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 189-192 (2009)
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2009.

Abstract

Acinetobacter lwoffii, an important nosocomial pathogen, is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is a component of the normal flora on the skin, oropharynx, and perineum of about 20-25% of healthy individuals. We herein present a case of a 66-year-old man with combined mitral and aortic valve endocarditis associated with multi-drug resistance acinetobacter lowffii bacteremia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17358620
Volume :
4
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.03d1f964396c4d06930caab495cda97b
Document Type :
article