Corynebacterium propinquum: A Rare Cause of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Nondiphtheria Corynebacterium species are often dismissed as culture contaminants, but they have recently become increasingly recognized as pathologic organisms. We present the case of a 48-year-old male patient on chronic prednisone therapy for rheumatoid arthritis with a history of mitral valve re...

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Autores principales: Jangda, Umair, Upadhyay, Ankit, Bagheri, Farshad, Patel, Nilesh R., Mendelson, Robert I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27891149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1391789

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