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Hospital acquired native valve endocarditis caused by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and treated with imipenem/cilastin |
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| Authors: | N S Cumberland K P Jones |
| Affiliation: | Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London. |
| Abstract: | A case of hospital acquired endocarditis due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in a severely burned patient is presented. Both aortic and mitral native valves were affected and the organism was resistant to most antimicrobial agents. |
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