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Review
. 2006 May;44(5):1905-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1905-1908.2006.

Native valve endocarditis due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature of bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species

Punam Verma  1 , June M Brown, Victor H Nunez, Roger E Morey, Arnold G Steigerwalt, Gerald J Pellegrini, Harold A Kessler
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Native valve endocarditis due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature of bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species

Punam Verma et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 May.

Abstract

We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans and concisely review the English literature regarding bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species.

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