Identification of Virulence Determinants for Streptococcus sanguinis Infective Endocarditis
Streptococcus sanguinis is the second most common causative agent of bacterial infective endocarditis (IE). Risk of S. sanguinis IE is dependent on pre-disposing damage to the heart valve endothelium, which results in deposition of clotting factors for formation of a sterile thrombus (referred to as...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2008
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1560 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2559&context=etd |