Apyretic pulmonary oedema revealing Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis: Case report and review of literature

Apyretic pulmonary oedema revealing Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis: Case report and review of literature

Cardiobacterium hominis is a member of the HACEK group of bacteria, responsible for infective endocarditis, mainly in patients with damaged or prosthetic valves. The low virulence of this organism can explain the insidious presentation and subacute or chronic progression of C. hominis infective endo...

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Main Authors: Laurine Milliere, Caroline Loïez, Pierre Patoz, Audrey Charlet, Claire Duployez, Frédéric Wallet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Endocarditis
Cardiobacterium hominis
Apyrexia
MALDI TOF MS
16S RNA PCR
HACEK
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001342

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