Streptococcus bovis clone causing two episodes of endocarditis 8 years apart.
A patient had endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis twice 8 years apart. According to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) the two isolates were identical. Seven unrelated blood isolates of S. bovis yielded unique PFGE patterns. Considering this heterogeneous population structure our findings demonstrate the long-term persistence of an S. bovis clone in a patient with recurrent endocarditis.
Mühlemann
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Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. muehlemann@imm.unibe.ch
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Täuber
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D000368:Aged; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors