Native-valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci cause about 5% of native-valve endocarditis. Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a recently-described species of coagulase-negative staphylococci, has been reported to cause destructive native-valve endocarditis with a high mortality. We report four consecutive cases of defi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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