三重威胁:三重病原体内心炎

Jessica M Gonzalez1, Gabriel Lowenhaar2, Moti Ramgopal3

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Brown University, Providence, USA.

Cureus
|November 29, 2023
PubMed
概括

本病例报告详细介绍了一种罕见的多微生物内心炎,这种内心炎是由Streptococcus anginosus,Gemella hemolysans和Pseudomonas aeruginosa引起的,这种病例发生在一个有注射药物使用史的患者身上. 需要紧急手术进行门置换和心脏起器植入.

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