Streptococcus sinensis: An emerging agent of infective endocarditis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 528-531

  Faibis, Frédéric ^a   Mihaila, Liliana ^b   Perna, Sergio ^a   Lefort, Jean François ^a   Demachy, Marie Claude ^a   Le Flèche Matéos, Anne ^c   Bouvet, Anne ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE MEAUX   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; FLUINDIONE; GENTAMICIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SINENSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 42149153224     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47528-0     Document Type: Article

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