Actinomyces israelii endocarditis misidentified as "Diptheroids".
Actinomyces is a rare cause of endocarditis, however misidentification as Cornyebacteria often hampers the diagnosis.
Adalja
Amesh A
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. ameshaa@aol.com
Vergis
Emanuel N
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male