Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

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
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000100020&lng=en&tlng=en