Streptococcus pseudoporcinus subacute mitral valve endocarditis: A case report
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This is a case of a patient with subacute Streptococcus pseudoporcinus endocarditis, who presented with subjective fever, weight loss, and mental status changes. Multiple blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus pseudoporcinus and echocardiogram revealed mitral valve vegetation. Antibiotics cleared his blood, but the patient underwent a mitral valve replacement. This article illustrates a potentially emerging infection by a relatively new pathogen. (This page in not part of the published article.) International Journal of Case Reports and Images, Vol. 8 No. 2, February 2017. ISSN – [0976-3198] Int J Case Rep Images 2017;8(2):105–107. www.ijcasereportsandimages.com Fang et al. 105 CASE REPORT PEER REVIEWED | OPEN ACCESS Streptococcus pseudoporcinus subacute mitral valve endocarditis: A case report Peir-Yu Fang, Sandeep A. Gandhi
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