| Literature DB >> 20943861 |
Alessandra Oliva1, Valeria Belvisi, Marco Iannetta, Carolina Andreoni, Maria T Mascellino, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M Mastroianni.
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Corynebacterium striatum is a commensal of human skin and has been recently recognized as an emerging pathogen. A case of nosocomial pacemaker lead endocarditis due to a multidrug-resistant C. striatum strain is described, highlighting the role of sonication as a diagnostic tool in cardiac device infections.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20943861 PMCID: PMC3008477 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01532-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948