Rothia aeria endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve: case report

Rothia aeria is an uncommon pathogen mainly associated with endocarditis in case reports. In previous reports, endocarditis by R. aeria was complicated by central nervous system embolization. In the case we report herein, endocarditis by R. aeria was diagnosed after acute self-limited diarrhea. In a...

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Main Authors: Antonio Carlos Nicodemo, Luiz Guilherme Gonçalves, Fatuma Catherine Atieno Odongo, Marines Dalla Valle Martino, Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867014001020