Abstract
Burkholderia cepacia complex organisms are environmental Gram-negative bacteria which rarely cause disease in otherwise immunocompetent individuals. We describe a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis secondary to B. cepacia complex in an injecting intravenous drug user in Auckland, New Zealand.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | The New Zealand medical journal |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 1340 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |