Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by : First Reported Case and Literature Review
Actinomyces species are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacilli. Infection caused by Actinomyces species is usually limited to cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominopelvic regions. Infective endocarditis due to Actinomyces species is extremely rare with only 30 reported cases since 1939. We repo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620910645 |