Infective Endocarditis
Jul.25, 2009 in
Bacterial Infectious Diseases (Including Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Legionella Infections)
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Endocarditis is infection of one or more heart valves, although infection of mural thrombi is usually included. The disease used to be separated into two types, acute and subacute. The acute type was most often caused by S. aureus, usually affected a normal heart valve, and had a relatively short severe course. Other bacteria less […]