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. 2007 Sep;26(9):663-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10096-007-0354-9.

A fatal case of Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis in a man with no identified animal contact: case report and review of the literature

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A fatal case of Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis in a man with no identified animal contact: case report and review of the literature

M Plamondon et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Arcanobacterium pyogenes is a rare cause of infection in humans, mostly related to living in rural areas and to contacts with animals. We describe a case of fatal Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis, confirmed by DNA sequencing, in a patient without typical epidemiological exposure.

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