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ArticleCureus2025

Unidentified Flying Objects: An Infected Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus as a Nidus for Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.

Mason Hemstreet, Jackson Carlyle, Warren S Hancock, Celia Campos Seegers, Bradley W Cantley

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mason HemstreetDepartment of Research, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, USA.
Jackson CarlyleDepartment of Research, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, USA.
Warren S HancockDepartment of Family Medicine, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, USA.
Celia Campos SeegersDepartment of Family Medicine, Christ Health Center, Birmingham, USA.
Bradley W CantleyDepartment of Physician Assistant Studies, Samford University, Homewood, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections of intracardiac thrombi are exceptionally rare but pose significant clinical risks, especially when located in the left atrial appendage (LAA). We present a unique case of a 51-year-old male with multiple comorbidities who was found to have an infected LAA thrombus causing persistent methicillin-resistant

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infected thrombusinfective endocarditisleft atrial appendage (laa)mrsa bacteremiaseptic embolization

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PMID40970034
PMCPMC12442511

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