Corynebacterium endocarditis of a percutaneously placed transcatheter pulmonary valve.

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We report a case of endocarditis of a transcatheter pulmonary valve-in-valve in a 14-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot. He presented with recurrent low-grade fevers, lethargy, and anorexia. Multiple blood cultures grew a gram-positive rod, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. He was taken to the operating room for removal of the vegetative endocarditis and pulmonary valve replacement.

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Duke Authors

Miller, Stephen Gary

Cited Authors

Johnson, JN; Miller, SG; Lodge, AJ

Published Date

October 2014

Published In

Cardiol Young

Volume / Issue

24 / 5

Start / End Page

932 - 934

PubMed ID

24103793

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1467-1107

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1017/S1047951113001492

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England

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