Successful Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Lugdunensis
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Echocardiographic, histopathologic, and surgical findings in Staphylococcus lugdunensis mitral valve endocarditis after prostate biopsy.
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a recently described coagulase-negative species which has been associated with human infections, including infective endocarditis. A case of native valve endocarditis caused by this organism is described. The initial laboratory detection of S. lugdunensis is facilitated by a positive test for ornithine decarboxylase. The identification of such isolates should not c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1319-1004,1658-4279
DOI: 10.4197/med.14-1.6