Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii.
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Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. The organism was previously designated CDC coryneform group 1 and was renamed in 1994. A case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by this organism is described.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 46 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008