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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...
Autores principales: | Winther, Mette, Jensen, Hanne Sortsøe, Harder Tarpgaard, Irene, Nielsen, Hans Linde |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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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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