Endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum.
J Clin Microbiol
; 44(2): 657-8, 2006 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16455940
ABSTRACT
A fastidious, gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a 51-year-old man who had acute infectious endocarditis (IE). Characterization of the organism through phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed the causative role of Cardiobacterium valvarum. This is the third reported case of IE caused by C. valvarum.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
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Cardiobacterium
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France