Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Escherichia Coli

J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jun;11(6):DD05-DD06. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27201.10046. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Abstract

Escherichia coli is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. This report describes a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli in a 58-year-old male renal transplant patient who had a concurrent urinary tract infection caused by the same organism. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and recovered without surgical intervention.

Keywords: Amikacin; Coccobacilli; Echocardiogram; Haematuria; Netlimicin; Urinary tract infection.

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  • Case Reports