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- Title
Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Authors
Ribeiro, Rachel Leite; Bastos, Matheus Oliveira; Blanz, Alec Morse; Rocha, Jaqueline Abel da; de Oliveira Velasco, Nathalia Antonio; de Oliveira Marre, Andressa Temperini; Chamon, Raiane Cardoso; Rusak, Leonardo Alves; Vivoni, Adriana Marcos; Martins, Ianick Souto
- Abstract
A rare and difficult to diagnose case of subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis has been reported. Our aim is to highlight the importance of molecular methods such as MALDI-TOF and PCR to explain clinical and epidemiological issues about infections caused by unusual pathogen.
- Subjects
SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; BACILLUS cereus; INFECTIVE endocarditis; ENDOCARDITIS
- Publication
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 4, p733
- ISSN
2036-6590
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3855/jidc.15685