STREPTOCOCCUS CRISTATUS ISOLATED FROM A RESECTED HEART VALVE AND BLOOD CULTURES: CASE REPORTS AND APPLICATION OF PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFICATION

Charlotte MatthysDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, BelgiëCorrespondence[email protected]

Geert ClaeysDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Gerda VerschraegenDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Georges WautersDépartment de Microbiologie, Université Catholique Louvain, Bruxelles, België

Dirk VogelaersDienst Inwendige Ziekten-Centrum voor Infectieziekten Universitair ziekenhuis Gent, België

Thierry De BaereDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Rita VerhelstDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Guido Van NootenDienst Hartchirurgie Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Rudy Van CosterDienst Pediatrie Neurologie-Neuromotoriek-Epilepsie Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

Mario VaneechoutteDienst Klinische Chemie Microbiologie en Immunologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, België

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Abstract

Background

Viridans streptococci are known as an important cause of endocarditis, but at present no cases of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus cristatus have been published, probably because phenotypic identification of viridans streptococci is tedious. Using tDNA-PCR, it is possible to identify to species level and to differentiate between species of the viridans group.

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