| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Most cases of anaerobic endocarditis are caused by anaerobic cocci, Propionibacterium acnes and Bacteroides fragilis.3,4 Predisposing factors and signs and symptoms of endocarditis caused by anaerobes are similar to those seen in endocarditis with facultatives with the following exceptions: there is a lower incidence of preexisting valvular heart disease, a higher incidence of thromboemboli events
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