Polymicrobial Infective Endocarditis with Stroke in a Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A rare instance of infective endocarditis by Streptococcus viridans and Lactobacillus spp in an elderly patient with advanced colorectal cancer leading to an aortic valve abscess infectious emboli and stroke Our hypothesis is the gastrointestinal tract served as the probable entry route for the bacteria
Source: SciBase cardiology.
Author: Emmanuel Ukenenye
Institution: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405496794