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Case Reports
. 2003 Nov;9(11):1493-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid0911.020683.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Kytococcus schroeteri

Karsten Becker, Jörg Wüllenweber, Hans-Jakob Odenthal, Michael Moeller, Peter Shumann, Georg Peters, Christof von Eiff
Case Reports

Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Kytococcus schroeteri

Karsten Becker et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Nov.
No abstract available

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  • Kytococcus schroeteri endocarditis.
    Le Brun C, Bouet J, Gautier P, Avril JL, Gaillot O. Le Brun C, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jan;11(1):179-80. doi: 10.3201/eid1101.040761. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005. PMID: 15714667 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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