Recurrent Infective Endocarditis in an Adolescent due to : A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathogen.

Oman Med J

Central Public Health Laboratories, Directorate General for Diseases Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.

Published: September 2023

is known to cause invasive infections in risk groups such as pregnant women, newborns, and immunosuppressed patients but it is uncommon in older children. We describe a case of recurrent infective endocarditis due to in an 11-year-old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome who was successfully treated with long-term antimicrobial therapy for one year.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616813PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.56DOI Listing

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