Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans : Case Report and Review of Literature of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Gordonia Species
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Native valve endocarditis due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature of bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species.
We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans and concisely review the English literature regarding bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.44.5.1905-1908.2006