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. 1995 Dec;33(12):3335–3337. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3335-3337.1995

Case report of Streptomyces endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve.

S B Mossad 1, J W Tomford 1, R Stewart 1, N B Ratliff 1, G S Hall 1
PMCID: PMC228703  PMID: 8586732

Abstract

We describe the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to a Streptomyces sp. The patient presented with fever, cutaneous embolic lesions, and bacteremia 3 months after aortic valve replacement. Treatment required valve replacement and a long course of parenteral imipenem.

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