Case report: A fatal case of aortic and mitral valve endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis (IE) secondary to rat-bite fever (RBF) is rare but potentially lethal. Rapid diagnosis is of utmost prognostic importance. However, the diagnosis of RBF is challenging because Streptobacillus moniliformis does not grow under conventional culture conditions. CASE SU...

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Autores principales: Winther, Mette, Jensen, Hanne Sortsøe, Harder Tarpgaard, Irene, Nielsen, Hans Linde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33426458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa254

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33426458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa254

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