Eustachian valve endocarditis: Case report and literature review
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Eustachian valve endocarditis: Rare case reports and review of literature
Eustachian valve endocarditis (EVE) is a distinctly rare and underdiagnosed entity. We report 2 new cases caused by vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus hominis diagnosed on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Although, 63% of Eustachian valve endocarditis is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, we report the first case of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1836-6864
DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12078