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A case of endocarditis with vegetations on the tricuspid valve caused byCapnocytophaga canimorsus is described. Extensive diagnostic investigations preceded the diagnosis, including blood cultures, 34 of which were sterile. A possible role of the pulmonary circulation in the negative blood cultures is discussed.
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Andersen, H.K., Pedersen, M. Infective endocarditis with involvement of the tricuspid valve due toCapnocytophaga canimorsus . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 831–832 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960884
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