A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes

Although group A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis, an increase in the incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infections including bacteremia has been reported in the last two decades. Herein we report Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis in a previously...

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Main Authors: Bahadır Gültekin, Bahar Pirat, Özlem Kurt Azap, Ayşegül Yeşilkaya, Hande Arslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2012-09-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=894