Nontoxinogenic corynebacterium diphtheriae as a rare cause of native endocarditis in childhood.
We report a pediatric case of negative blood culture pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by a nontoxinogenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis and review the literature on this disease.
Schnell
David
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Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de médecine-Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, France.
Beyler
Constance
C
Lanternier
Fanny
F
Lucron
Hugues
H
Lebeaux
David
D
Bille
Emmanuelle
E
Bonnet
Damien
D
Lortholary
Olivier
O
Nassif
Xavier
X
Zahar
Jean-Ralph
JR
Bajolle
Fanny
F
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D004167:Diphtheria Toxin