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Case Reports
. 1979 Jul;10(1):72-4.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.1.72-74.1979.

Megasphaera elsdenii endocarditis

M Brancaccio, G G Legendre
Case Reports

Megasphaera elsdenii endocarditis

M Brancaccio et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Jul.

Abstract

A case of endocarditis caused by Megasphaera elsdenii is reported. This anaerobic grim-negative coccus has rarely been associated with human infections and has not previously been described as a cause of endocarditis.

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