Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perival...

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Main Authors: Joseph Orme, Tomas Rivera-Bonilla, Akil Loli, Negin N. Blattman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/324675
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