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A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium hofmanni and Candida albicans.

The case is described of a 49-year-old woman who developed endocarditis in relation to the prosthetic valve two months after insertion of a Starr-Edwards mitral valve prosthesis. Initially Corynebacterium hofmanni was isolated from blood culture. Later, while the patient was receiving antibacterial...

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Main Author: Boyce, J M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1975
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC482939/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1191436
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