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https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/1440| Title: | Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature |
| Authors: | RODRIGUES, Cristhieni; SICILIANO, Rinaldo Focaccia; ZEIGLER, Rogerio; STRABELLI, Tania Mara Varejao |
| Citation: | BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.16, n.1, p.100-104, 2012 |
| Abstract: | Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980. |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/InCor Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/47 |
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