Nontoxinogenic corynebacterium diphtheriae as a rare cause of native endocarditis in childhood.

We report a pediatric case of negative blood culture pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by a nontoxinogenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis and review the literature on this disease.

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