A Rare Case of Gemella haemolysans Endocarditis: A Challenging Diagnosis.
Cureus
; 16(1): e52030, 2024 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-38344637
ABSTRACT
Gemella haemolysans bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause localized or systemic infections. Here we describe a rare case of infective endocarditis secondary to Gemella haemolysans infection. In our case, although the bacteremia was cleared with antibiotics, the mitral valve vegetations continued to enlarge and the course was complicated by septic brain emboli.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Cureus
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States