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Published on: June 4, 2012
Serratia endocarditis, uncommon organism, with significant complications
Anu Anna George1, Tejveer Singh2, Pradnya Brizmohan Bhattad3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. anugeorg@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Serratia marcescens is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacillus predominantly seen in patients with intravenous drug use, immunosuppression, previous antibiotic exposure, and indwelling catheterization. Gram-negative organism causing infective endocarditis (IE) is rare. Serratia marcescens IE is uncommon and is reported to be seen in 0.14% of all cases. In this report, we discuss in detail about a 38-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse presenting with S. marcescens related prosthetic valve IE.
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