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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000300009&lng=en&tlng=en |