Abiotrophia Defectiva Endocarditis Related To Mitral Valve Prolapse: a Case Report

Number: 4 December 1, 2020
  • Ahmet Ümit Güllü
  • Şahin Şenay
  • Salih Anıl Boğa
  • Cem Alhan
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Abiotrophia Defectiva Endocarditis Related To Mitral Valve Prolapse: a Case Report

Abstract

Abiotrophia defectiva is a very rare and important cause of culture-negative infective endocarditis and may cause insidious clinical progression. Clinicians should be aware of this bacterium when dealing with blood culturenegative endocarditis especially in patients with predisposing factor such as mitral valve prolapse

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Ahmet Ümit Güllü

Şahin Şenay

Salih Anıl Boğa

Cem Alhan

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December 1, 2020

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Year 2020 Number: 4

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Güllü AÜ, Şenay Ş, Boğa SA, Alhan C (December 1, 2020) Abiotrophia Defectiva Endocarditis Related To Mitral Valve Prolapse: a Case Report. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 744–745.