Endocarditis of native aortic and mitral valves due to Corynebacterium accolens: Report of a case and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1290-1292

  Claeys, Geert ^a   Vanhouteghem, Hilde ^b   Riegel, Philippe ^c   Wauters, Georges ^d   Hamerlynck, Ruben ^e   Dierick, Jan ^b   De Witte, Jan ^e   Verschraegen, Gerda ^a   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a,f  

^a University Hospital Center   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^e Maria Middelares Hospital   (Belgium)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029963123     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.5.1290-1292.1996     Document Type: Article

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