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Case Reports
. 2009 Mar;47(3):865-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01704-08. Epub 2008 Dec 24.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis confirmed by nucleic acid amplification assays performed on aortic valve tissue

Ulla S Nielsen  1 , Jane B Knudsen, Lisbeth N Pedersen, Jens K Møller
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis confirmed by nucleic acid amplification assays performed on aortic valve tissue

Ulla S Nielsen et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

The Aptima Combo 2 assay is proposed as a rapid method of diagnosing Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis or other suspected disseminated gonococcal disease.

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