Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis in a patient with colonic diverticulosis: First case report in Italy and review of the literature

New Microbiologica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Russo, Gianluca ^a   Iannetta, Marco ^a   D'Abramo, Alessandra ^a   Mascellino, Maria Teresa ^a   Pantosti, Annalisa ^b   Erario, Linda ^a   Tebano, Gianpiero ^a   Oliva, Alessandra ^a   D'Agostino, Claudia ^a   Trinchieri, Vito ^a   Vullo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diverticulosis; Endocarditis; Lactococcus garvieae; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; LACTOCOCCUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LACTOCOCCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE;

EID: 84869181584     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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