Uçkay, Ilker; Rohner, Peter; Bolivar, Ignacio; Ninet, Béatrice; Djordjevic, Marina; Nobre, Vandack; Garzoni, Christian; Schrenzel, Jacques (2007). Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong. Emerging infectious diseases, 13(8), pp. 1250-1252. Atlanta, Ga.: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging pathogen.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Garzoni, Christian |
ISSN: |
1080-6040 |
ISBN: |
17953105 |
Publisher: |
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:59 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:18 |
PubMed ID: |
17953105 |
Web of Science ID: |
000248530900024 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.25686 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/25686 (FactScience: 60469) |
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