Polymicrobial Infective Endocarditis with Stroke in a Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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
Authors
- Emmanuel Ukenenye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-0530)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SciBase cardiology.
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52768/2996-4547/1011
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00