Endocarditis Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a several week history of malaise, subjective fevers, and fatigue. He has a history of renal cell carcinoma diagnosed 5 months ago. The patient reports he had a recent stent placed in the left ureter approximately two months ago due to worsening metastatic disease burden. The hospital course was complicated by damage to the ureter, which was repaired surgically. Temperature is 37.7 °C (100.6 °F) , pulse is 102/min, respirations are 22/min and blood pressure is 130/62 mmHg. On physical examination the patient is noted to have conjunctival pallor. A new holosystolic murmur is appreciated at the cardiac apex. Which of the following is the most common organism implicated in this patient’s disease process?
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