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Recurrent Aortic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Gemella Morbillorum : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
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Akiyama Kazuya
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Taniyasu Naohito
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Hirota Jun
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Iba Yutaka
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Maisawa Kazuma
… Gemella morbillorum(G.morbillorum)is part of the commensal flora of the oropharynx and intestinal tract, and on rare occasions causes infective endocarditis. … A 55-year-old man with massive aortic regurgitation caused by recurrent infective endocarditis with G.morbillorum had a history of prior endocarditis caused by α-hemolytic streptococcus and multiple antibiotic allergies 5 years prior, and was successfully treated by aortic valve replacement. …
Japanese circulation journal 65(11), 997-1000, 2001-10-20
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