Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case and review of the literature

D Genne; H H Siegrist; P Monnier; M Nobel; L Humair; A de Torrente

doi:10.3109/00365549609027158

Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case and review of the literature

Scand J Infect Dis. 1996;28(1):95-7. doi: 10.3109/00365549609027158.

Authors

D Genne¹, H H Siegrist, P Monnier, M Nobel, L Humair, A de Torrente

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Hopital Communal, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

PMID: 9122643
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609027158

Abstract

We report on a cirrhotic patient who presented with an aortic valve endocarditis due to Pasteurella multocida. This disease entity is rare and we take this opportunity to review the 6 cases published to date.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
Female
Humans
Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
Pasteurella Infections / etiology*
Pasteurella multocida*