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Streptococcus intermedius causing infective endocarditis and abscesses: a report of three cases and review of the literature
10 Nov 2008
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus intermedius is a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group. Clinical disease with S. intermedius is characterized by abscess formation and rarely endocarditis. Identification of Streptococcus intermedius is difficult, leading to the development of molecular methods to more accurately identify and characterize this organism. CASE PRESENTATION: Over a period of 6 months we encountered...
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