title: A case of tuberculous endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: Difficulty with early diagnosis.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China. Electronic address: maguotao2000@163.com.
authors: Guo-Tao
authors: GT
authors: Ma
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100144, China.
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Mao
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Miao
authors: Department of Infectious Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors: Bao-Tong
authors: BT
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Endocarditis; Immunocompetent; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rapid diagnosis