| Literature DB >> 29309653 |
Marien Lenoir1, Beatrice Desnous2, Olivier Raisky1, Pascal Vouhé1.
Abstract
We report 2 cases of Kingella kingae endocarditis leading to valvular mitral perforation in previously healthy children. Kingella kingae belongs to the HACEK (Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actiobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens and K. kingae) group of organisms known to cause endocarditis.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29309653 DOI： 10.1093/icvts/ivx411
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN： 1569-9285