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. 1987 Jul;25(7):1330–1332. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.7.1330-1332.1987

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris.

S S Namnyak, R P Bhat, A Al-Jama, S E Fathalla
PMCID: PMC269209  PMID: 3611323

Abstract

The clinical and bacteriological findings in a case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae are presented. The patient died despite adequate medical therapy. This appears to be the first report of endocarditis caused by this species in a prosthetic aortic valve.

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