Left-Sided Endocarditis Associated with Multi-Drug Resistance Acinetobacter Lwoffii

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 endoc...

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Published inJournal of Tehran University Heart Center Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 189 - 192
Main Authors Ahmadi, H, Boroumand, MA, Anvari, MS, Karimi, A, Moshtaghi, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009
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Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter lwoffii
Bacillus
Drug Resistance- Multiple
Endocarditis
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Summary: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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ISSN:1735-8620