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Jourdain S et al. - The authors describe here the first pediatric case of a K. schroeteri ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. The child was successfully treated with a combination of rifampin and vancomycin and shunt replacement. Initially identified as a Micrococcus spp. by both automated identification and conventional biochemical testing, sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene enabled accurate identification of the organism.

Today in Cardiovascular...keeping you current

Left atrial myxoma attached to the anterior mitral leaflet with symptoms suggestive of infective endocarditis
European Journal of Echocardiography, 12/17/09

Valvular Perforation in Left-sided Native Valve Infective Endocarditis
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Judicious use of transthoracic echocardiography in infective endocarditis screening
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 12/10/09

Today in Peds Infectious Disease...keeping you current

Tick-borne encephalitis in children: an update on epidemiology and diagnosis
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Today in Surgery/Burn/Transplant...keeping you current

Poor Late Survival After Surgical Treatment of Pleural Empyema
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