Open AccessOUP accepted manuscript
Author(s) -
C. Tan,
K. Wales,
Annie Huynh,
Linna Huang,
Madeleine de Boer,
Paul G. Ban,
Matthew S. Bayfield
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/rjac075
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine
Enterobacter cloacae are a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE). We present an interesting case of a 51-year-old intravenous drug user with E. cloacae IE of a prosthetic aortic valve and a fistula into the right ventricle. He underwent surgical repair and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem.
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