Hauser Naomi, Tanner Elizabeth, Keuroghlian Michael, Koduri Lalitha
Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 825 Chalkstone Ave, Providence RI 02908, United States.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 825 Chalkstone Ave, Providence RI 02908, United States.
IDCases. 2017 Jun 27;9:77-78. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.003. eCollection 2017.
Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacilli account for only a small percentage of infective endocarditis cases globally. Among those, species account for only about 10% of cases and are most often health-care acquired. We present a rare case of endocarditis in a young intravenous drug user.