Infective endocarditis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a dog – a case report

Abstract Background Infective endocarditis is a rare but severe condition associated with a high mortality rate in small animal patients. This condition is caused by a microbial (most often bacterial) infection of the valvular portion of the endocardium, from which proliferative and/or erosive lesio...

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Main Authors: Angela I. Cabrera-García, Franziska Müller, Frauke S. Rödler, Florian Traub, Romy M. Heilmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02546-6