Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 26-29

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.4

An Infective Endocarditis Case Report Involving Both Native Aortic and Mitral Valves Due to Streptococcus Vestibularis

Hüseyin Döngelli1, Baver Kızartıcı1, Mustafa Oktay Tarhan1, Ebru Özpelit2, Osman Nejat Sarıosmanoğlu3, Hatice Kübra Taşçı4

1Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Hastanesi, Izmir, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Hastanesi, Izmir, Turkey
3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Hastanesi, Izmir, Turkey
4Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Hastanesi, Izmir, Turkey

Received June 23, 2024
Accepted January 27, 2025

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