A Very Uncommon Case of Infective Endocarditis

Zain AlShanableh^1, , Pimen Kurashvili¹, Jehad Azar¹ and Basel Altaqi²

¹Internal Medicine Resident, MD, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

²Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MD, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Cite this paper

Zain AlShanableh, Pimen Kurashvili, Jehad Azar and Basel Altaqi. A Very Uncommon Case of Infective Endocarditis. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(10):348-349. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-8-10-7

Abstract

Acinetobacter is a gram-negative coccobacillus associated with various hospital-acquired infections and community-acquired infections including pneumonia as well as urinary tract, skin, and soft tissue infections. Acinetobacter is a rare cause of infective endocarditis reported mainly in hospitalized patients with risk factors, and typically presents with severe disease.

Keywords

Acinetobacter, infective, endocarditis

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References

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