Nocardia asteroides native valve endocarditis.
A 39-year-old man with a history of injection drug abuse was given a diagnosis of Nocardia asteroides native aortic valve endocarditis, and he required valve replacement therapy, despite having received potent antimicrobial therapy. This is the first reported proven case of native valve endocarditis due to Nocardia species.
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Infectious Diseases Unit and Canberra Clinical School, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia. ashley.watson@act.gov.au
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Wilson
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D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*