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. 2021 Sep 20;59(10):e0309320.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.03093-20. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

The Brief Case: A Variant on a Classic-Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis with Discitis

Rebekah E Dumm #  1 , Anna Wing #  2 , Aaron Richterman  2 , Jerry Jacob  2 , Laurel J Glaser  1 , Kyle G Rodino  1
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The Brief Case: A Variant on a Classic-Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis with Discitis

Rebekah E Dumm et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Abiotrophia; infective endocarditis.

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FIG 1
Overview of Abiotrophia defectiva phenotypic growth. (A) Gram stain from the aerobic blood culture bottle showing slightly elongated Gram-positive cocci. Magnification, ×1,000. (B) Colony growth of A. defectiva on chocolate agar. (C) Satellite growth of A. defectiva (arrowheads) in proximity to hemolytic staphylococcal streak.
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