Corynebacterium Group JK Bacterial Infection in a Patient with an Epicardial Pacemaker
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- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 74 (6), 838-842
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/74.6.838
Abstract
Septicemia caused by Corynebacterium group JK bacteria has previously been reported to occur in patients who have predisposing illness, such as neoplasms, ventriculoatrial shunt, or prosthetic valve. This study documents the case of an epicardial abscess caused by a Corynebacterium group JK organism in a 69-year-old woman who had an epicardial pacemaker.Keywords
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