Fusobacterium necrophorum causing infective endocarditis and liver and splenic abscesses

A 25-year-old male without prior co-morbidities was admitted to hospital with Fusobacterium necrophorum bacteremia, where he was found to have liver and splenic abscesses. Further evaluation with echocardiography revealed a bicuspid aortic valve with severe insufficiency and a 1.68 x 0.86 cm vegetat...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Marc Zac Handler, Benjamin Miriovsky, Howard E. Gendelman, Uriel Sandkovsky
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2011-06-01
Subjects:	Fusobacterium necrophorum Infective endocarditis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000300009&lng=en&tlng=en