@article{10ef58289dcb4528ab074eb0b7cd9849,
title = "Using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool in infective endocarditis: a case report of a patient with mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva",
abstract = "A case of infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva is presented. The use of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool in infective endocarditis is discussed.",
keywords = "Abiotrophia, Adolescent, Bacteriological Techniques, Endocarditis, Female, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Humans, Mitral Valve, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization",
author = "Holler, {Jon Gitz} and Line Pedersen and Henrik Calum and Nielsen, {Jesper Boye} and Michael Tvede and Kristian Sch{\o}nning and Knudsen, {Jenny Dahl}",
year = "2011",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3109/00365548.2010.535559",
language = "English",
volume = "43",
pages = "234--7",
journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases",
issn = "0036-5548",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "3",
}