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1992 • 54 citations

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1989 • 53 citations

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1984 • 52 citations

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Late Mycobacterium chelonei Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Activation of Implanted Contaminant?

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1978 • 48 citations

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1998 • 47 citations

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1987 • 46 citations

Listeria monocytogenes Endocarditis: A Review of the Literature 1950–1986

1988 • 46 citations

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

1988 • 45 citations

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Cardiobacterium Hominis Endocarditis

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1996 • 40 citations

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1967 • 40 citations

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Endocarditis due to Streptococcus morbillorum

1989 • 37 citations

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1995 • 36 citations

Kingella kingae Intervertebral Diskitis in an Adult

1992 • 36 citations

Eikenella corrodens endocarditis: report of cure in two cases.

1974 • 36 citations

Hemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis: Review of 23 cases

1975 • 36 citations

Infectious Endocarditis Due to Non-typhi Salmonella in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Report of Two Cases and Review

1996 • 35 citations

Endocarditis caused by Gemella haemolysans

1989 • 35 citations

Clinical Manifestations of Kingella kingae Infections: Case Report and Review

1989 • 35 citations

Endocarditis and Infections of Intravascular Devices Due to Eikenella corrodens

1986 • 34 citations

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1980 • 34 citations

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1980 • 34 citations

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2000 • 34 citations

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1956 • 34 citations

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1991 • 33 citations

Infective Endocarditis Due to Pasteurella dagmatis: Case Report and Review

1994 • 33 citations

Clostridial endocarditis. Report of a case caused by Clostridium bifermentans and review of the literature

1989 • 33 citations

Valvular tuberculous endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

1990 • 32 citations

Endocarditis due toKingella kingae

1984 • 32 citations

Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis: description of two patients and characterization of the organism

1977 • 32 citations

Haemophilus parainfluenzae Endocarditis: Application of a Molecular Approach for Identification of Pathogenic Bacterial Species

1994 • 31 citations

Stomatococcus mucilaginosus Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser

1987 • 31 citations

Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

1984 • 31 citations

Antimicrobial therapy of experimental endocarditis caused by nutritionally variant viridans group streptococci

1986 • 31 citations

Pasteurella multocidaProsthetic Valve Endocarditis: Case Report and Review

1997 • 31 citations

Comparative study of blood cultures made from artery, vein, and bone marrow in patients with subacute bacterial endocarditis

1947 • 31 citations

Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus Morbillorum

1984 • 30 citations

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1997 • 30 citations

Clostridium innocuum Endocarditis

1995 • 30 citations

Use of transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of abscess in infective endocarditis

1995 • 30 citations

Comparison of the Bactec and lysis concentration methods for recovery ofBrucella species from clinical specimens

1991 • 30 citations

Neisseria sicca endocarditis: report of a case and review of the literature

1978 • 30 citations

Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis. Four cases with clinical and laboratory observations.

1978 • 30 citations

Isolement de Gemella haemolysans dans trois cas d'endocardites bactériennes

1982 • 29 citations

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1991 • 29 citations

Unusual case of Aeromonas hydrophila endocarditis

1991 • 29 citations

Management of Brucella Endocarditis with Aortic Root Abscess

1990 • 28 citations

<italic>Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans</italic> Endocarditis: A Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature

1991 • 28 citations

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella melitensis

1987 • 28 citations

Native-Valve Endocarditis Due to Neisseria sicca: Case Report and Review

1993 • 28 citations

STERILE BLOOD CULTURES IN BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS

1967 • 27 citations

Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, a case of human endocarditis complicated by pseudoaneurysm

1996 • 27 citations

Mycoplasma pneumoniae endocarditis.

1980 • 26 citations

Detection ofBartonella (Rochalimaea)henselae Bacteremia Using BacT/Alert Blood Culture System

1995 • 25 citations

Gonococcal Endocarditis

1987 • 25 citations

Endocarditis due to a rapidly growing chromogenic Mycobacterium.

1968 • 25 citations

Eikenella corrodens endocarditis: case report and review of the literature.

1983 • 25 citations

Acute Salmonella Endocarditis

1967 • 25 citations

Brucellosis in Patients with Heart Disease: When Should Endocarditis Be Diagnosed?

1990 • 25 citations

Giant basilar aneurysm in the course of subacute bacterial endocarditis.

1990 • 25 citations

Nocardial Endocarditis following Mitral Valve Replacement

1973 • 25 citations

Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Resulting in Endocarditis

1996 • 25 citations

Endocarditis caused by a psittacosis agent.

1974 • 25 citations

VALVULAR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEMIC ILLNESS

1998 • 24 citations

Legionella micdadei prosthetic valve endocarditis

1994 • 24 citations

Eikenella corrodens endocarditis in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review.

1994 • 24 citations

Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis

1992 • 24 citations

Afipia clevelandensis antibodies and cross-reactivity with Brucella spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica O:9

1997 • 24 citations

Infective Endocarditis Caused by an Indigenous Bacterium. (Gemella morbillorum)

1994 • 23 citations

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium chelonei: case report and literature review.

1982 • 23 citations

Edocarditis Due to Ampicillin-Resistant Nontyphoid Salmonella: Cure with a Third-Generation Cephalosporin

1990 • 23 citations

Prosthetic valve endocarditis resulting from Nocardia asteroides.

1979 • 23 citations

Glomerular Nephropathy Associated With Chronic Q Fever

1988 • 22 citations

Myocarditis in Whipple's disease: an unsuspected cause of symptoms and sudden death.

1997 • 22 citations

Yersinia enterocolitica endocarditis: Case report and literature review

1995 • 22 citations

Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis in a patient with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis

1992 • 22 citations

Endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

1984 • 21 citations

Clostridial Endocarditis

1989 • 20 citations

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis: clinical features of an occupational disease.

1997 • 20 citations

Faster isolation of Brucella spp. from blood by isolator compared with bacter NR

1993 • 20 citations

Nonfebrile Mitral Valve Endocarditis Due To Neisseria subflava

1996 • 20 citations

Endocarditis caused by Kingella denitrificans

1993 • 19 citations

Insidious endocarditis caused by Chlamydia psittaci.

1975 • 19 citations

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Endocarditis

1997 • 18 citations

Prolif erative Glomerulonephritis Revealing Chronic Q Fever

1996 • 18 citations

Recognition, Management and Prophylaxis of Endocarditis

1997 • 18 citations

Right-Sided Endocarditis Due to Salmonella typhi

1997 • 18 citations

Isolated Right-sided Bartonella quintana endocarditis in an Immunocompetent Adult

1998 • 18 citations

Apyrexic Brucella melitensis aortic valve endocarditis.

1989 • 18 citations

Pasteurella multocidaEndocarditis: A Molecular Epidemiological Study

1998 • 18 citations

Bioprosthetic valve endocarditis caused byNeisseria elongata subspeciesnitroreducens

1996 • 18 citations

Case Report Cardiobacterium hominis

1978 • 18 citations

Culture-negative endocarditis—A historical review and 1990s update

1994 • 18 citations

Successful treatment by doxycycline of endocarditis caused by ornithosis.

1987 • 17 citations

A Comparison of Q Fever Endocarditis with Native Valve Endocarditisa

1990 • 17 citations

Media-dependent Subculture Variant Streptococci

1981 • 16 citations

Changes in circulating immune complex concentrations and antibody titres during treatment of Q fever endocarditis.

1985 • 16 citations

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis: A report of four cases and review of the literature

1991 • 16 citations

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

1987 • 16 citations

Endocarditis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae identified by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing.

1997 • 16 citations

Endocarditis as a manifestation of Chlamydia B infection (psittacosis).

1977 • 15 citations

Q fever tricuspid valve endocarditis

1997 • 15 citations

Infective endocarditis due to Gemella morbillorum complicating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

1994 • 15 citations

Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana endocarditis in an Algerian farmer

1996 • 15 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of Q-fever endocarditis

1994 • 15 citations

Haemophilus parainfluenzae endocarditis in a patient with mitral valve prolapse.

1993 • 15 citations

Use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identifyLactobacillus casei in septicaemia secondary to a paraprosthetic enteric fistula

1998 • 14 citations

Endocardite à Gemella haemolysans : une nouvelle observation

1984 • 14 citations

Apparent Culture-negative Endocarditis of the Prosthetic Valve Caused by Cardiobacterium hominis

1993 • 14 citations

Endocarditis associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

1981 • 14 citations

Infective endocarditis associated with cell wall-deficient bacteria

1978 • 14 citations

[Seroprevalence of human Q fever in Switzerland].

1986 • 14 citations

Endocarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis.

1979 • 13 citations

Gemella haemolysans endocarditis with colonic carcinoma.

1993 • 13 citations

Mycobacterium fortuitum Endocarditis After Mitral Valve Replacement With a Bovine Prosthesis

1985 • 13 citations

Oral Ciprofloxacin Therapy for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

1995 • 13 citations

Gemella haemolysans endocarditis

1994 • 12 citations

Deux Cas D’endocardite Tricuspidienne Isolee Apres Intervention Colique

1995 • 12 citations

Heart transplantation for Q fever endocarditis

1994 • 11 citations

Isolation of Blood-Borne Mycobacterium avium by Using the Nonradioactive BACTEC 9000 MB System and Comparison with a Solid-Culture System

1998 • 11 citations

Haemophilus paraphrophilus Endocarditis: Case Report and Review

1995 • 11 citations

Citrobacter freundii Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser

1987 • 11 citations

Endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis.

1977 • 10 citations

Zoonotic endocarditis.

1993 • 10 citations

Echocardiographic diagnosis of an aortic root abscess aftermycobacterium fortuitumprosthetic valve endocarditis

1991 • 10 citations

Kingella kingae Endocarditis in a Child with Hair–Cartilage Hypoplasia

1997 • 10 citations

Valeur comparée des réactions de fixation du complément et d'immunofluorescence indirecte pour le dépistage de la fièvre Q.

1984 • 10 citations

A Case of Brucella melitensis Endocarditis Successfully Treated by a Combination of Surgical Resection and Antibiotics

1995 • 10 citations

Chronic Q fever endocarditis causing massive splenomegaly and hypersplenism.

1982 • 10 citations

Endocarditis Due to an Atypical Mycobacterium Following Porcine Heart Valve Replacement

1980 • 9 citations

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1997 • 9 citations

[Neisseria Sicca endocarditis disclosed by multiple organ failure syndrome].

1996 • 9 citations

[Infectious endocarditis induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. 8 new cases].

1994 • 8 citations

[Comparative value of complement fixation and indirect immunofluorescence reactions for the detection of Q fever].

1984 • 7 citations

Q fever endocarditis and chronic liver involvement.

1975 • 7 citations

[Endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis].

1994 • 7 citations

[Masked course of Whipple disease with uveitis, infection, endocardial involvement and abdominal lymphomas--case report and review of the literature].

1995 • 6 citations

Effect of blood culture media on the in vitro recovery of Mycoplasma hominis

1988 • 6 citations

Endocardite infectieuse à Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

1985 • 5 citations

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare endocarditis causing rupture: replacement and repair with aortic homograft.

1992 • 5 citations

Eikenella corrodens: an unusual cause of endocarditis in a patient with silent mitral valve prolapse.

1989 • 4 citations

Mycobacterium avium complex endocarditis: Spurious diagnosis resulting from laboratory cross contamination

1997 • 4 citations

Chlamydia endocarditis.

1981 • 3 citations

[Brucella melitensis endocarditis. Clinical and immunological features (author's transl)].

1982 • 3 citations

Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing to Identify Lactobacillus casei in Septicaemia Secondary to a Paraprosthetic Enteric Fistula

1998 • 1 citations

Endocarditis à Cardiobacterium hominis.

1994 • 1 citations

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1955 • 0 citations