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Lactobacillus jensenii bacteremia and endocarditis after dilatation and curettage: case report and literature review

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We thank Dr. Sáez Nieto from the National Microbiology Center for the species-level identification of the bacteria.

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Suárez-García, I., Sánchez-García, A., Soler, L. et al. Lactobacillus jensenii bacteremia and endocarditis after dilatation and curettage: case report and literature review. Infection 40, 219–222 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0182-9

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