Endocarditis caused by Finegoldia magna (formerly Peptostreptococcus magnus): Diagnosis depends on the blood culture system used

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 359-360

  Bassetti, Stefano ^a   Laifer, Gerd ^a   Goy, Gisela ^a   Fluckiger, Ursula ^a   Frei, Reno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION;

EID: 0041827119     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(03)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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