Value of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Valve Endocarditis

Am J Med Sci. 2016 Oct;352(4):433-434. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.06.018. Epub 2016 Jul 1.

Authors

Iyo Ikeda¹, Takahisa Yamada², Takahiro Nakajima², Yuichiro Oba², Masatake Fukunami²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: iyoikeda14@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 27776728
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.06.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction*
Radiography, Thoracic
Streptococcus pneumoniae*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed