Detection of novel serotype k Streptococcus mutans in infective endocarditis patients

Infective endocarditis (IE), a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, is known to be a life-threatening disease in spite of an extremely low rate of incidence (approx. 2-12 cases per 100000 person-years) (Moreillon & Que, 2004). Recent studies of IE in Japan have found that...

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Published inJournal of medical microbiology Vol. 56; no. Pt 10; pp. 1413 - 1415
Main Authors Nakano, Kazuhiko, Nomura, Ryota, Nemoto, Hirotoshi, Mukai, Takao, Yoshioka, Hideo, Shudo, Yasuhiro, Hata, Hiroki, Toda, Koichi, Taniguchi, Kazuhiro, Amano, Atsuo, Ooshima, Takashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.10.2007
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Serotyping
Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus mutans - classification
Streptococcus mutans - isolation & purification
Japan
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Summary:Infective endocarditis (IE), a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, is known to be a life-threatening disease in spite of an extremely low rate of incidence (approx. 2-12 cases per 100000 person-years) (Moreillon & Que, 2004). Recent studies of IE in Japan have found that the most common causative micro-organisms are streptococci (approx. 50%), followed by staphylococci (32-37%) (Nakatani et al, 2003). Dental manipulation is considered to be an important factor for the onset of IE and dentists are generally cautious to prevent the occurrence in IE in patients with cardiac disorders predisposed for IE (Seymour et al, 2000).
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ISSN:0022-2615
1473-5644
DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.47335-0