title: Erysipelothrix endocarditis.
abstract: This communication describes the second reported Australian case of erysipelothrix endocarditis; after treatment with penicillin, the patient survived. It also gives up-to-date summary and brief discussion of the literature.
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases