Finegoldia magna, an early post-operative cause of infectious endocarditis: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Anaerobe

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 310-312

  Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   La, My Van ^a   Casalta, Jean Paul ^a   Richet, Hervé ^a   Collart, Frédéric ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blood culture negative endocarditis; Finegoldia magna; PCR

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENES, RRNA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FINEGOLDIA MAGNA;

EID: 60349106537     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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