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Document Details : Title: Streptococcus cristatus isolated from a resected heart valve and blood cultures: case reports and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification Author(s): MATTHYS C, CLAEYS G, VERSCHRAEGEN G, WAUTERS G, VOGELAERS D, DE BAERE T, VERHELST R, VAN NOOTEN G, VAN COSTER R, VANEECHOUTTE M Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 61 Issue: 4 Date: 2006 Pages: 196-200 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.61.4.1002694 Abstract : Viridans streptococci are known as an important cause of endocarditis, but at present no cases of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus cristatus have been published, probably because phenotypic identifi cation of viridans streptococci is tedious. Using tDNA-PCR, it is possible to identify to species level and to differentiate between species of the viridans group. |
