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Review Case Reports
Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis and bacteremia. Analysis of cases at a tertiary medical center and review of the literature.
- Lucio R Minces, Ryan K Shields, Kathleen Sheridan, Ken S Ho, and Fernanda P Silveira.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mincesL2@upmc.edu
- Anaerobe. 2010 Aug 1; 16 (4): 327-30.
AbstractPeptostreptococcus infective endocarditis is rare but associated with high morbidity. We report two cases and evaluate all positive blood cultures for Peptostreptococcus at our institution, followed by a review of the literature. This organism causes a subacute presentation and cardiac valve pathology is a risk factor. Penicillin remains the treatment of choice.Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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