Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

Cristhieni Rodrigues; Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano; Rogerio Zeigler; Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2012)

Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

Cristhieni Rodrigues,
Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano,
Rogerio Zeigler,
Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli

Affiliations

Cristhieni Rodrigues: Corresponding 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, Brazil
Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano: Instituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rogerio Zeigler: Instituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli: Instituto do Coração (InCor), Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 100 – 104

Abstract

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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 anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980. Keywords: Endocarditis, Bacteroides fragilis, Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria

Published in Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1413-8670 (Print); 1678-4391 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Spain
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-brazilian-journal-of-infectious-diseases

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