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Abstract
A case of bacterial endocarditis was caused by Cardiobacterium hominis in a 41-year-old man with mitral and aortic incompetence due to a previous episode of rheumatic fever. The main distinguishing characteristics of C. hominis are described, and the incidence of endocarditis is reviewed. After six weeks of treatment with effective bactericidal chemotherapy a microbiological cure was achieved and the patient successfully underwent mitral valve replacement and aortic valve plication.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 591640 PMCID: PMC476637 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.30.11.1033
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411