[Nocardia endocarditis in a native mitral valve].

نویسندگان

  • Ana M Lazo Torres
  • Carmen Gálvez Contreras
  • Antonio Collado Romacho
  • Francisco J Gamir Ruiz
  • Fernando Yélamos Rodríguez
  • Ginés López Martínez
چکیده

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that usually arises in immunodepressed patients. Cases in immunocompetent patients are uncommon. We report a 53-year-old woman diagnosed as having Nocardia sp. endocarditis in a native mitral valve, which required valve replacement.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista espanola de cardiologia

دوره 57 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004