An unusual microorganism, aerococcus viridans, causing endocarditis and aortic valvular obstruction due to a huge vegetation

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 630-

  Rasmussen, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S;

AEROCOCCUS; AEROCOCCUS SANGUINICOLA; AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE OBSTRUCTION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RARE DISEASE; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES;

EID: 84857354794     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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