Corynebacterium minutissimum endocarditis: a case report and review.
Aperis G, Moyssakis I
Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Gray-Jackson Building, GRJ-516, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gaperis@yahoo.com
We present a rare case of infectious endocarditis in a 40-year old male with native valve, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum. The diagnosis was established with transesophageal echocardiogram. The patient was managed successfully with antibiotic therapy.
Published 15 January 2007 in J Infect, 54(2): e79-81.
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