Endocarditis due to Acinetobacter lwoffi on native mitral valve.
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.
Valero
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Fariñas
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MC
García Palomo
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D
Mazarrasa
J C
JC
González Macías
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J
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