An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease
Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) is a ubiquitous saprophyte with a potential to cause bacteremia. We report the first case of C. striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease.
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| author | Naveena Jagadeeshan Shilpa Jayaprakash Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath V. Lavanya |
| author_facet | Naveena Jagadeeshan Shilpa Jayaprakash Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath V. Lavanya |
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| description | Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) is a ubiquitous saprophyte with a potential to cause bacteremia. We report the first case of C. striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9180a0c8e6fa4c3e9984e2d6bf2e21982022-12-21T18:46:26ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322016-09-0168S2S271S27310.1016/j.ihj.2015.07.026An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart diseaseNaveena Jagadeeshan0Shilpa Jayaprakash1Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda2Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath3V. Lavanya4Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, IndiaSenior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, IndiaProfessor, Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, IndiaProfessor and Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560069, IndiaAssistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institute, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560069, IndiaCorynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) is a ubiquitous saprophyte with a potential to cause bacteremia. We report the first case of C. striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215002849Corynebacterium striatumLymphedemaRheumatic heart diseaseEndocarditis |
| spellingShingle | Naveena Jagadeeshan Shilpa Jayaprakash Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath V. Lavanya An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease Indian Heart Journal Corynebacterium striatum Lymphedema Rheumatic heart disease Endocarditis |
| title | An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| title_full | An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| title_fullStr | An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| title_short | An unusual case of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| title_sort | unusual case of corynebacterium striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease |
| topic | Corynebacterium striatum Lymphedema Rheumatic heart disease Endocarditis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215002849 |
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