Publication: Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis presenting with hemiplegia
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Akkoyunlu, YASEMİN
IRAZ, Meryem
KOCAMAN, Gulsen
CEYLAN, Bahadir
Aydin, CEMALETTİN
ASLAN, Turan
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Abiotrophia defectiva was previously known as a member of the nutritionally variant streptococcus (NVS). This microorganism is a member of the normal flora of mouth, urogenital and intestinal tracts. It causes various infections such as bacteriemia, brain abscess, septic arthritis and rarely infective endocarditis. Only <1% of all cases of endocarditis are caused by A. defectiva.
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Akkoyunlu Y., IRAZ M., KOCAMAN G., CEYLAN B., Aydin C., ASLAN T., -Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis presenting with hemiplegia-, JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.6, 2013