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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Hoofdauteurs: van der Vorm, E, Dondorp, A, van Ketel, R, Dankert, J
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2000

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