Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2006 · 27 citations · 10 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsBacterial PathologyDiagnostic BacteriologyInfective EndocarditisMedical BacteriologyGenotypic ClassificationGenotypic IdentificationInfectious Endocarditis
A fastidious, gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a 51-year-old man who had acute infectious endocarditis (IE). Characterization of the organism through phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed the causative role of Cardiobacterium valvarum. This is the third reported case of IE caused by C. valvarum.
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