Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

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Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this an...

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Main Authors: Cristhieni Rodrigues, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Rogerio Zeigler, Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012702854
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spelling doaj-c8a2433e1e7943ae8b212ae593a8dd142020-11-25T03:24:20ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702012-01-01161100104Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literatureCristhieni Rodrigues0Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano1Rogerio Zeigler2Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli3Corresponding author at: Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP, Unidade de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, 2° andar, Av. Dr Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, 05403000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Instituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BrazilInstituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BrazilInstituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BrazilInstituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BrazilEndocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980. Keywords: Endocarditis, Bacteroides fragilis, Gram-negative anaerobic bacteriahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012702854
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author Cristhieni Rodrigues
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Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano
Rogerio Zeigler
Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli
Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano
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Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli
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title Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
title_short Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
title_full Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature
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series Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn 1413-8670
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980. Keywords: Endocarditis, Bacteroides fragilis, Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria
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