16S rDNA PCR for the aetiological diagnosis of culture-negative infective endocarditis
Vanesa Antón-Vázquez, Rafał Dworakowski, Antonio Cannatà, George Amin‐Youssef, M. Gunning, Alexandros Papachristidis, Phil MacCarthy, Max Baghai, Ranjit Deshpande, Habib Khan, Jonathan Byrne, Amanda Fife
Topics & Concepts
MicrobiologyInfective endocarditisBiologyEndocarditisMicrobiological culture16S ribosomal RNAStreptococcus mitisStreptococcusPolymerase chain reactionStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteriaInternal medicineMedicineAntibioticsGeneBiochemistryGeneticsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and TetanusActinomycetales infections and treatment