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Escherichia coli's endocarditis in a prosthetic aortic valve - diagnostic and t...

Escherichia coli endocarditis is a rare condition, even though bacteriemia by such agent is common. The infection, normally from a urinary origin, may, in fact, progress without major hemodynamic disturbance and minimal symptoms, regardless its ability of destruction of heart's valvular apparatus. We present a case report of a 68-year-old man, with a history of aortic valvular mechanic prosthesis, dyslipidemia ...