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J Med Microbiol
; 61(Pt 2): 300-301, 2012 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21997872
RESUMEN
We report what is believed to be the first case of late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a case of blood culture-negative endocarditis. The objective of this report is to emphasize the use of a broad-range PCR technique for bacterial 16S rRNA genes in identifying the causative pathogen, thus enabling targeted antimicrobial treatment.