Clinton, Lani Kai

Culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis with concomitant septicemia due to a nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis isolate in a patient with multiple risk factors. [electronic resource] - Journal of clinical microbiology Nov 2013 - 3900-2 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1098-660X

10.1128/JCM.01403-13 doi


Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Corynebacterium Infections--diagnosis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae--classification
DNA, Bacterial--chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal--chemistry
Diphtheria Toxin--genetics
Endocarditis, Bacterial--complications
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Prosthesis-Related Infections--diagnosis
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S--genetics
Risk Factors
Sepsis--complications
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization