pearljam59 Forum Guru

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| | 02/23/06 - 11:45 AM  
 
   
 
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IS it safe to assume that an IV drug abuser will always have a DISEASED tricuspid valve?! There are two type of endocarditis that are caused by two different bugs. Acute is by s. aureus on NORMAL valves and subacute is by viridans s. on congenitally abnormal or diseased valves.

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| pearljam59 Forum Guru

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| | 02/26/06 - 03:14 PM  
 
   
 
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You CAN answer this question whitout necessarily trying heroin. Any response would be appreciated. This is a HY concept Im sure. 
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| pearljam59 Forum Guru

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| | 04/05/06 - 12:25 PM  
 
   
 
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OK Im bumping this question up to the top of the Path forum. Still looking for an answer.

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