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Highlights • E. coli is an infrequent cause of infective endocarditis due to is limited ability to adhere to heart valves.• There is a notable increase in the share of… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • E. coli is an infrequent cause of infective endocarditis due to is limited ability to adhere to heart valves.• There is a notable increase in the share of total cases of E. coli infective endocarditis due to prosthetic valve infections.• There is an increased recognition of non-genitourinary sources of E. coli prosthetic valve endocarditis.• The overall mortality rate is declining for E. coli prosthetic valve endocarditis cases.
Keywords:
prosthetic valve;
valve endocarditis;
coli prosthetic;
endocarditis;
non genitourinary
Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2021
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