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Native triple-valve endocarditis caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus sanguis

Isil Bavunoglu, Serap Sahin, Mesut Yilmaz, Tayfur Toptas, Fehmi Tabak and Aydin Tunckale

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2007) 4, 340-343
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0906

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Isil Bavunoglu

 

I Bavunoglu is currently Associate Professor at the Emergency Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey. Her career interests include cardiac and infectious emergencies.

Serap Sahin

 

S Sahin is a Resident at the Emergency Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey. She is currently training in general internal medicine.

Mesut Yilmaz

 

M Yilmaz is a Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey. His current career interests include nosocomial infections, resistance mechanisms of bacteria and extended spectrum [beta]-lactamase-producing bacteria.

Tayfur Toptas

 

T Toptas is a Resident at the Emergency Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey, where he recently completed his training in internal medicine. Current research interests include thyroid diseases.

Fehmi Tabak

 

F Tabak is Professor of Medicine at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey. His current interests include community-acquired infections, febrile neutropenia and viral hepatitis.

Aydin Tunckale

 

A Tunckale is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Emergency Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey. His interests include atherosclerosis, hypertension and cardiac emergencies.

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