Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 18 , Pages 140-141 , 15 September 2008

Cardiobacterium hominis Endocarditis in a Patient With a Prolapsed Mitral Valve

  • Andrea Layman, B.S., M(ASCP)SM

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Section, Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, Liverpool, NY
    • ,
  • Russell A. Rawling, M.S., M(ASCP)SM, RM(NRM)SM

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Section, Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, Liverpool, NY
    • ,
  • Paul A. Granato, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Section, Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, Liverpool, NY
    • Department of Microbiology & Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Paul A. Granato, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology & Immunology, WH 2204, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel.: 316-464-7653. Fax: 315-464-4417.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.08.005

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 18 , Pages 140-141 , 15 September 2008

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