Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit
Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological defic...
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| author | Renato Anghinah Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro Carla Guariglia Lécio Figueira Pinto Daniella Costa de Menezes e Gonçalves |
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| description | Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological deficit. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ecbd27bef604d89b367c541095213962025-02-03T01:02:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762013-01-01201310.1155/2013/636070636070Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological DeficitRenato Anghinah0Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe1Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro2Carla Guariglia3Lécio Figueira Pinto4Daniella Costa de Menezes e Gonçalves5Neurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilNeurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilNeurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilNeurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilNeurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilInfectology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, BrazilEnterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological deficit.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/636070 |
| spellingShingle | Renato Anghinah Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro Carla Guariglia Lécio Figueira Pinto Daniella Costa de Menezes e Gonçalves Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit |
| title_full | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit |
| title_fullStr | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit |
| title_short | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit |
| title_sort | native valve endocarditis due to enterococcus hirae presenting as a neurological deficit |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/636070 |
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