Granulicatella adiacensinfective endocarditis

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dc.contributor.authorAlagesan, Arun Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorSriharsha, Tirumalasettyen_US
dc.contributor.authorJ., Raghaven_US
dc.contributor.authorV., Vikrannthen_US
dc.contributor.authorR., Kannanen_US
dc.contributor.authorK., Meenakshien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T06:36:35Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T06:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractInfective endocarditis is an unconventional infectious disease nonetheless life-threatening. A roundabout of 3% to 5% cases of Streptococcalinfective endocarditis is caused by nutritionally variant Streptococci (NVS). Granulicatella species is one of the atypical causes of infective endocarditis. In this context, the authors are disclosing a case of infective endocarditis in an underlying rheumatic heart disease patient, caused by Granulicatella adiacens. The patient had breathlessness for the past four months, on and off fever for two months anew and mid-diastolic murmur with vegetation in aortic valve as appeared by echocardiogram. The blood cultures were tested positive for Granulicatella adiacens. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin for a period of six weeks.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAlagesan Arun Kumar, Sriharsha Tirumalasetty, J. Raghav, V. Vikrannth, R. Kannan, K. Meenakshi. Granulicatella adiacensinfective endocarditis. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Dec; 9(12): 1211-1214en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225933
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222958en_US
dc.subjectGranulicatella adiacensen_US
dc.subjectRare organismen_US
dc.subjectLife threateningen_US
dc.titleGranulicatella adiacensinfective endocarditisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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