Fatal case of Fusobacterium necrophorum mitral endocarditis

J Infect. 2010 Jul;61(1):94-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.031. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fusobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Fusobacterium Infections / drug therapy
  • Fusobacterium Infections / microbiology
  • Fusobacterium necrophorum / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / pathology*
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents