Endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum.
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A fastidious, gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a 51-year-old man who had acute infectious endocarditis (IE). Characterization of the organism through phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed the causative role of Cardiobacterium valvarum. This is the third reported case of IE caused by C. valvarum.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 44 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006