Infectious endocarditis caused by Rothia dentocariosa.

Excerpt Rothia dentocariosa, an aerophilic gram-positive coccobacillus, is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity. Although it was first isolated from humans in 1949 (1) and has subsequently b...

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