Apparent culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Peptostreptococcus magnus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4640-4642

  Van Der Vorm, E R ^a   Dondorp, A M ^a   Van Ketel, R J ^a   Dankert, J ^a  

^a Public Health Service of Groningen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS MAGNUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034460220     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.12.4640-4642.2000     Document Type: Article

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