First case of infective endocarditis caused by Helicobacter cinaedi

BACKGROUND: Up to 20% of all infective endocarditis are blood culture-negative and therefore a diagnostic challenge. Here we present the case of an infective endocarditis due to Helicobacter cinaedi finally diagnosed using different molecular methods. This highly fastidious gram-negative spiral rod...

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Published in:BMC Infect Dis
Main Authors: Bartels, Hanni, Goldenberger, Daniel, Reuthebuch, Oliver, Vosbeck, Juerg, Weisser, Maja, Frei, Reno, Bättig, Veronika
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243372/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25403102
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0586-0
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