Western Immunoblotting for the Diagnosis of Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus Infective Endocarditis

Western Immunoblotting for the Diagnosis of Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus Infective Endocarditis

Blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) remains a diagnostic challenge. In our center, despite a systematic and exhaustive microbiological diagnostics strategy, 22% of patients with BCNE remain without an identified etiology. In an effort to determine the relevance of using Western blot (WB) for...

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Main Authors: Florent Arregle, Frédérique Gouriet, Bernard Amphoux, Sophie Edouard, Hervé Chaudet, Jean-Paul Casalta, Gilbert Habib, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
blood culture negative endocarditis
Enterococcus faecalis
Streptococcus gallolyticus
Western immunoblotting
serology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00314/full

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