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ArticleJournal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2026

Polymicrobial

Alexander Pupek, Lei Jiao, Ashar Pirzada, Samuel Bourassa-Blanchette

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Article in Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alexander PupekDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lei JiaoMemorial University, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Ashar PirzadaMemorial University, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Samuel Bourassa-BlanchetteMemorial University, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition most commonly caused by Methods: We describe a case of polymicrobial IE in a man in his late 40s with a history of intravenous drug use and poor dentition. The patient presented with heart failure and a new diastolic murmur. Blood cultures grew Results: Both organisms were isolated from two sets of blood cultures. The patient experienced acute decompensation requiring intubation and surgery. Post-operatively, the ejection fraction was reduced (31%). Blood cultures cleared after initiation of antibiotics; the patient completed therapy in hospital and was discharged in good condition, though follow-up was limited by non-adherence. Conclusions:

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bacterial infectionsendocardite infectieuseendocarditisinfective endocarditisinvasive streptococcal infections

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PMID42403493
PMCPMC13331630

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