title: Establishing diagnosis of Haemophilus parainfluenzae as etiology of culture-negative endocarditis using DNA sequence analysis on tissue specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. tkelesidis@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelesidis
authors.forename: Iosif
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kelesidis
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lewinski
authors.forename: Romney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Humphries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D044135:Haemophilus parainfluenzae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002443:Ceftriaxone