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A fatal case of Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis in a man with no identified animal contact: case report and review of the literature

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Arcanobacterium pyogenes is a rare cause of infection in humans, mostly related to living in rural areas and to contacts with animals. We describe a case of fatal Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis, confirmed by DNA sequencing, in a patient without typical epidemiological exposure.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12ème Avenue Nord, J1H 5N4, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

    M. Plamondon & L. Valiquette

  2. Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec-Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, 20045 chemin Ste-Marie, H9X 3R5, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

    G. Martinez & L. Raynal

  3. Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12ème Avenue Nord, J1H 5N4, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

    M. Touchette

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Plamondon, M., Martinez, G., Raynal, L. et al. A fatal case of Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis in a man with no identified animal contact: case report and review of the literature. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26, 663–666 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0354-9

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