Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit.

Renato Anghinah , Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe , Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro , Carla Guariglia , Lécio Figueira Pinto , Daniella Costa de Menezes E Gonçalves

Case Rep Neurol Med

Neurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Neurology Department at Clinic Hospital of Medicine School, University of São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; University of São Paulo Medical School, Division of Neurology of the Medicine School, Rua Itacolomi 333/83,

Published: October 2013

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Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological deficit.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/636070	DOI Listing

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