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Document Details : Title: Subacute endocarditis due to erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Author(s): SPIRITUS T, SURMONT I Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 58 Issue: 6 Date: 2003 Pages: 360-361 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.58.6.1002770 Abstract : Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a rare cause of endocarditis. Most cases were observed in people working with animals. We report a case in a 45-year-old man without any exposure to animals. He was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnoea. Blood cultures were drawn following fever on day 8 of hospitalisation. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was cultured and echocardiography showed a vegetation on the mitral valve. Appropriate antibiotic therapy and surgical treatment led to a good outcome of the infection. |
