Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (Jun 2017)
Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Escherichia Coli
Abstract
Escherichia coli is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. This report describes a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli in a 58-year-old male renal transplant patient who had a concurrent urinary tract infection caused by the same organism. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and recovered without surgical intervention.
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