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- Title
Atypical presentation of Abiotrophia defectiva infective endocarditis in an octogenarian.
- Authors
Forde, Gerard; Lucey, Mary; O'Shea, Paula M.; Okiro, Julie; Shatwan, Ramadan; Mulkerrin, Eamon C.
- Abstract
Blood cultures should be performed in non‐specifically unwell older adults following nonspecific presentations. Prompt diagnosis and commencement of targeted antimicrobial therapy are essential in older patients with A. defectiva IE.
- Subjects
INFECTIVE endocarditis; OLDER patients; OLDER people; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 2, p891
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.3653