Thymidine Auxotrophic Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variant Endocarditis and Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection

ABSTRACT We describe a thymidine-dependent small-colony variant of Staphylococcus aureus associated with left ventricular assist device infection and prosthetic valve and pacemaker endocarditis.

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