The causal relationship between O2:K7:H6 extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) and native valve endocarditis: a case report.
Marie-Françoise LeonardHector Rodriguez-VillalobosNadia BoisenFlemming ScheutzPierre-François LaterrePhilippe HantsonPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
The relationship between the virulent factors present in ExPEC strains and some serotypes of E. coli that could facilitate the adherence to cardiac valves warrants further investigation.
Keyphrases
- escherichia coli
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- biofilm formation
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- staphylococcus aureus
- ejection fraction
- cystic fibrosis
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- disease virus
- multidrug resistant