Rapidly enlarging mycotic coronary artery aneurysm caused by bacterial seeding involving methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Taylor Kirkman; Mohammad Ahmad; Masi Javeed; Sudhir Agarwal; Rami Akel

doi:10.1016/J.JCCASE.2021.08.010

Rapidly enlarging mycotic coronary artery aneurysm caused by bacterial seeding involving methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Taylor Kirkman
, Mohammad Ahmad
, Masi Javeed
, Sudhir Agarwal
, Rami Akel

HCA Healthcare

Department of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 Fivay Rd, Hudson, FL, 34667, USA
Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 Fivay Rd, Hudson, FL, 34667, USA

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Cardiology Cases
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCCASE.2021.08.010
State	Published - Sep 25 2021

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Cardiology
Internal Medicine

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