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