Left-Sided Endocarditis Associated with Multi-Drug Resistance Acinetobacter Lwoffii
Abstract
Acinetobacter lwoffii, an important nosocomial pathogen, is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is a component of the normal flora on the skin, oropharynx, and perineum of about 20-25% of healthy individuals. We herein present a case of a 66-year-old man with combined mitral and aortic valve endocarditis associated with multi-drug resistance acinetobacter lowffii bacteremia.
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| Issue | Vol 4 No 3 (2009): J Teh Univ Heart Ctr | |
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| Acinetobacter Drug resistance multiple Endocarditis | ||
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Ahmadi H, Boroumand MA, Sotoudeh Anvari M, Karimi A, Moshtaghi N. Left-Sided Endocarditis Associated with Multi-Drug Resistance Acinetobacter Lwoffii. J Tehran Heart Cent. 1;4(3):189-192.
