Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis with Leptotrichia goodfellowii in a Patient with a Valvular Allograft: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Leptotrichia species are normal constituents of the oral cavity and the genitourinary tract microbiota that are known to provoke disease in immunocompromised patients and rarely in immunocompetent individuals. Following the description of Leptotrichia goodfellowii sp. nov., two cases of endocarditis...

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Main Authors: Wilfredo R. Matias, Daniel L. Bourque, Tomoko Niwano, Andrew B. Onderdonk, Joel T. Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3051212
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