Enterococcal Infective Endocarditis following Periodontal Disease in Dogs.

In humans, one of the major factors associated with infective endocarditis (IE) is the concurrent presence of periodontal disease (PD). However, in veterinary medicine, the relevance of PD in the evolution of dogs' endocarditis remains poorly understood. In order to try to establish a correlati...

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Main Authors: Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek, Marta Tavares, Berta São Braz, Luís Tavares, Manuela Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709084?pdf=render