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. 1989 Jan;27(1):215–216. doi: 10.1128/jcm.27.1.215-216.1989

Endocarditis caused by relatively penicillin-resistant Stomatococcus mucilaginosus.

R L Pinsky 1, V Piscitelli 1, J E Patterson 1
PMCID: PMC267270  PMID: 2913031

Abstract

We report a case of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis in which the isolate was relatively resistant to penicillins and cephalothin. The patient was treated successfully with vancomycin and valve replacement.

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