Endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 657-658

  Bothelo, Elisabeth ^a   Gouriet, Frédérique ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Roux, Véronique ^a   Habib, Gilbert ^a   Thuny, Franck ^a   Metras, Dominique ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Casalta, Jean Paul ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARDIOBACTERIUM; CARDIOBACTERIUM VALVARUM; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOBACTERIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARDIOBACTERIUM; CARDIOBACTERIUM VALVARUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 32344440597     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.657-658.2006     Document Type: Article

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