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Tricuspid valvar endocarditis caused by penicillin resistant pneumococcus. |
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| Authors: | J E Bothwell F Casey C H Webb |
| Affiliation: | Clarke Clinic, Regional Cardiology Unit, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, UK. |
| Abstract: | A 6-year-old boy presented with endocarditis of the tricuspid valve caused by penicillin resistant pneumococcus. He had no history of congenital cardiac disease. The likely portal of entry for the organism was the middle ear. |
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