Bacterial Endocarditis Due to an Actinobacillus.
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چکیده
A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans followed dental extraction under penicillin cover. Isolation of the organism was only achieved by incubating blood cultures in a CO(2)-enriched atmosphere. The patient was successfully treated with streptomycin.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1964