Endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
A case of infective endocarditis in a 59-year-old female caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is reported. The organism was recovered from 9 blood cultures. Despite treatment with penicillin and gentamicin the illness led to destruction of the aortic valve.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5958.609