Apparent culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Peptostreptococcus magnus.
In two patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Peptostreptococcus magnus, blood cultures in the BacT/Alert and BACTEC 9240 systems were signal negative. The capability of the BacT/Alert system to detect various Peptostreptococcus species was assessed. P. magnus and P. anaerobius could not...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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