Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187 , June 2010

Bilateral endophthalmitis as a primary manifestation of Streptococcus dysgalactiae endocarditis and the role of 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction in identification

  • Nimal Wickramasinghe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX West Midlands, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-2476-965455; fax: +44-2476-965441.
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  • Kathryn Harris

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Virology and Infection Control, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, WC1N 3J London, UK

Received 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.01.008

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187 , June 2010

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