title: Nontoxinogenic corynebacterium diphtheriae as a rare cause of native endocarditis in childhood.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de médecine-Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schnell
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beyler
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lanternier
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lucron
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lebeaux
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bille
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lortholary
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.forename: Jean-Ralph
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zahar
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bajolle
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin