Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Diagnosis by Peripheral Blood Smear
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1984
Description
A patient with two prosthetic valves had clinical evidence of infectious endocarditis caused by Clostridium perfringens. The diagnosis was made by routine examination of the peripheral blood smear. To our knowledge, no previous reports have been made of clostridial endocarditis in prosthetic valves with the presence of clostridia in the peripheral blood smear.
Citation Information
Alvarez-Elcoro, Salvador; and Sifuentes-Osorio, José. 1984. Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Diagnosis by Peripheral Blood Smear. Archives of Internal Medicine. Vol.144(4). 849-850. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1984.00350160219037 PMID: 6324707 ISSN: 0003-9926