A rare report of Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis

• Main Authors: Sherif Elkattawy (Author), Ramez Alyacoub (Author), Islam Younes (Author), Ahmed Mowafy (Author), Muhammad Noori (Author), Muhammad Mirza (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rothia species are gram positive, round to rod-shaped bacteria that are normally oral and respiratory tract flora. They were first isolated in 1967 from dental caries. We present a 69-year-old male with no risk factors for aforementioned bacteria however was found to have thickened anterior leaflet...