‘Scarcity amidst plenty’- A rare combination of enterococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis in a young girl: A case report

‘Scarcity amidst plenty’- A rare combination of enterococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis in a young girl: A case report

<p>Isolated pulmonary valve infective endocarditis (IE) with <em>Enterococcus faecalis</em> in a child with an underlying ventricular septal defect (VSD) is rare. A ten year old girl with a VSD with moderate to severe right ventricular mid cavity obstruction presented with fever an...

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Main Authors: T. M. R. Perera, A. M. B. W. M. R. N. N. Ekneligoda, N. S. Chandrasiri, Y. C. Waniganayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
paediatric, infective endocarditis, vsd, enterococcus faecalis, pulmonary valve
Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8346

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