Capnocytophaga canimorsus endocarditis with root abscess in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve
Infective endocarditis caused by a zoonotic micro organism is a rare clinical condition. Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a commensal bacterium living in the saliva of dogs and cats which produces rarely reported endocarditis whose incidence may be underestimated, considering its failure to grow on stan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Touch Medical Media
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Heart International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/129 |