| Literature DB >> 16145171 |
Martin C Heidt1, Walid Mohamed, Torsten Hain, Paul Robert Vogt, Trinad Chakraborty, Eugen Domann.
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Human infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus suis occurs infrequently. The case of a 43-year-old male who sustained life-threatening infective endocarditis is reported. Since growth of S. suis on commonly used sheep blood agar plates resembles viridans streptococci, diagnosis of S. suis constitutes a diagnostic pitfall. Identification was accomplished by using molecular methods.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16145171 PMCID: PMC1234121 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4898-4901.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948