| Literature DB >> 12099749 |
J J de Arriba1, J J Blanch, F Mateos, E Martínez-Alfaro, J Solera.
Abstract
We describe the case of a prosthetic valve endocarditis in a 72-year-old woman. Corynebacterium striatum was isolated in the blood samples. This organism has been described in a few cases of native valve endocarditis, but this is the first case reported of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Copyright 2002 The British Infection Society.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12099749 DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2001.0927
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect ISSN: 0163-4453 Impact factor: 6.072