Streptobacillus moniliformis endocarditis: Case report and review of literature
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Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis
A novel toxinotyp-ing scheme and correlation of toxinotypes with serogroups of Clostridium difficile isolates. ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates originating from human and animal sources. Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis To the Editor: Streptobacillus moniliformis is a facultatively anaero-bic, pleomorphic, gram-variable bacil-lus often seen in chains and as long unbranched ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Heart Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.06.019