MASSIVE RIGHT SIDED FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH SEVERE HEMOLYSIS RESULTING IN MULTI SYSTEM ORGAN FAILURE
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left-sided endocarditis associated with multi-drug resistance acinetobacter lwoffii
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.622