title: Endocarditis due to Acinetobacter lwoffi on native mitral valve.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Acinetobacter is a rare pathology with high mortality, reported mainly in hospitalized patients with predisposing risk factors. This is the second case of endocarditis due to Acinetobacter reported in our country in the last 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fariñas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García Palomo
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mazarrasa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González Macías
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology