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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 35, 2003 - Issue 10
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How Safe is Safe? – A Case of Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei Endocarditis and Discussion of the Safety of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Nadia Soleman Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine IV, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Hermann Laferl Department of Dairy Research and Bacteriology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wolfgang Kneifel Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Gerhard Tucek Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine V, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Erich Budschedl Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine IV, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Heinz Weber Department of Dairy Research and Bacteriology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Hannes Pichler Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Helmut K. Mayer Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine V, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Pages 759-762 | Received 07 Apr 2003, Accepted 19 Jun 2003, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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