Osteomyelitis and possible endocarditis secondary to Lactococcus garvieae: a first case report
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Infective endocarditis with Lactococcus garvieae in Japan: a case report
INTRODUCTION Lactococcus garvieae is a well-recognized fish pathogen, and it is considered a rare pathogen with low virulence in human infection. We describe the 11th case of L. garvieae infective endocarditis reported in the literature, and the first reported case in Japan. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 55-year-old Japanese woman who had native valve endocarditis with L. garvieae. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.895.301