Infectious Endocarditis in 49-Year-Old Man and Discussion of Phenotypic Characteristics of Aerococcus urinae and Viridans Streptococci

被引：6

作者：

Westmoreland, Kathryn ^{[1
]}

Halstead, Diane C. ^{[2
]}

DuBose, Patricia V.

机构：

[1] Univ North Florida, Dept Biol, Med Lab Sci, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USA

[2] Jacksonville Pathol Consultants PA, Jacksonville, FL USA

来源：

LABMEDICINE | 2014年 / 45卷 / 03期

关键词：

Infectious endocarditis; Aerococcus urinae; viridans streptococci; bacteremia; aortic vegetation; alpha-hemolytic Gram positive cocci;

D O I：

10.1309/LMVRODA352WDOUYZ

中图分类号：

R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Patient: 49 year-old man. Chief Complaint: Dyspnea at rest and dyspnea on exertion. History of Present Illness: Diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infection 10 days previously. Past Medical History: Obese (BMI not available), but no significant past medical history. Social History: Noncontributory Family History: Noncontributory Laboratory Findings: See Table 1 and Image 1, part A.

引用

页码：E101 / E103

页数：3

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