Corynebacterium Striatum First Reported Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Overview

Journal J Infect

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2002 Jul 9

PMID 12099749

Citations 10

Authors

J J de Arriba

J J Blanch

F Mateos

E Martinez-Alfaro

J Solera

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Abstract

We describe the case of a prosthetic valve endocarditis in a 72-year-old woman. Corynebacterium striatum was isolated in the blood samples. This organism has been described in a few cases of native valve endocarditis, but this is the first case reported of prosthetic valve endocarditis.

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