Journal article
Native-valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
- Abstract:
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci cause about 5% of native-valve endocarditis. Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a recently-described species of coagulase-negative staphylococci, has been reported to cause destructive native-valve endocarditis with a high mortality. We report four consecutive cases of definite Staphylococcus lugdunensis native-valve endocarditis by the Duke criteria over a 4-year period. All patients required urgent aortic valve replacement 1-5 days after admission, and recovered. A...
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- Journal:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 855-858
- Publication date:
- 1996-11-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-2393
- ISSN:
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1460-2725
- Source identifiers:
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92706
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:92706
- UUID:
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uuid:a82cda36-c87b-4834-b216-edfc7d956180
- Local pid:
- pubs:92706
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 1996
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