Early prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum: the first case reported in Brazil

Early prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum: the first case reported in Brazil

Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species are usually considered as contaminants of clinical specimens due to their widely environmental distribution and colonization of the human skin and mucous membranes. However, these bacteria have been increasingly recognized as agents of life-threatening infect...

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Main Authors: Jaqueline Abel da Rocha, Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva, Ana SDN Silva, Rafael Guaresma Garrido, Beatriz Meurer Moreira, Ianick Souto Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Early prosthetic valve endocarditis
Corynebacterium amycolatum
MALDI-TOF
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/10587
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