Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis:: Persistence of DNA on heart valve material 7 years after infectious episode

被引：43

作者：

Branger, S

Casalta, JP

Habib, G

Collard, F

Raoult, D

机构：

[1] Ctr Hosp Univ La Timone, Microbiol Lab, Marseille, France

[2] Ctr Hosp Univ La Timone, Serv Cardiol, Marseille, France

[3] Ctr Hosp Univ La Timone, Serv Chirurg Cardiaque, Marseille, France

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2003年 / 41卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.41.9.4435-4437.2003

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

We amplified by PCR and sequenced Streptococcus pneumoniae rpoB from DNA of the cardiac valve of a man who had presented with pneumococcal endocarditis 7 years earlier. Histopathologically, the valve did not show evidence of endocarditis. This case raises the question of persistence of DNA without any evidence of infection.

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页码：4435 / 4437

页数：3