Lancefield group C streptococcal endocarditis

AUTOR(ES)

Finnegan, P.

RESUMO

Finnegan, P., Fitzgerald, M. X. M., Cumming, G., and Geddes, A. M. (1974).Thorax, 29, 245-247. Lancefield group C streptococcal endocarditis. Three cases of endocarditis due to Lancefield group C streptococcus are reported. These organisms are of low pathogenicity and they are infrequently responsible for infection in man. The cases reported emphasize, however, that they may cause serious and fatal illness.

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