| Literature DB >> 19214035 |
Bora Lee1, Jung-Ju Sir, Sung-Won Park, Cheol-Hoon Kwak, Sang-Min Kim, Seong-Beom Kim, Yee Gyung Kwak, Dong Hee Whang, Wook Hyun Cho, Suk-Koo Choi.
Abstract
Leclercia adecarboxylata, a motile, gram-negative bacillus of the enterobacteriaceae family, is rarely recovered as a pathogen. We report an exceptionally rare case of L. adecarboxylata endocarditis complicated by embolization of the kidney and spleen in a 48-year-old woman with endometrial cancer. After 4 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, she recovered without sequelae.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19214035 DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31817bf997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Sci ISSN: 0002-9629 Impact factor: 2.378