A case of Mycobacterium goodii prosthetic valve endocarditis in a non-immunocompromised patient: use of 16S rDNA analysis for rapid diagnosis

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium goodii is a rare cause of significant infection. M. goodii has mainly been associated with lymphadenitis, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and wound infection. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of a 76-year-old Caucasian female is presented. The patient developed a prosthetic valve endoc...

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Autores principales: Jönsson, Göran, Rydberg, Johan, Sturegård, Erik, Christensson, Bertil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23151090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-301

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