Late <i>Achromobacter</i> endocarditis after device closure of ventricular septal defect: a case report
Transcatheter device closure of VSD has been shown to be safe and effective in various studies. IE associated with this intervention is extremely rare with just a handful of cases reported. As far as we are aware, this is the first reported case of IE associated with VSD device due to <i>A. xylosoxidans.</i>
Authors
- Sadeed Araf Reza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9822-5530)
- Farzana Nahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2637-6771)
- Nurun Naher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4024-4340)
- Tahera Nazrin
- A.Q.M. Reza
Institutions
- CARE Hospitals (IN)
- Square Hospitals (BD)
- Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf288
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00