Journal article
A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Burkholderia cepacia complex.
DA Williamson, SJ McBride
The New Zealand medical journal | NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2011
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.