Fulminant endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in a young man

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Dec;134(6):1579-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.010.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Counterpulsation
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Hemofiltration
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
  • Multiple Organ Failure / therapy
  • Rat-Bite Fever / complications*
  • Rat-Bite Fever / microbiology
  • Rat-Bite Fever / therapy
  • Streptobacillus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents