title: A life-threatening, spontaneous, periodontitis-induced infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Hospital, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010497:Pericoronitis / Q000150:complications; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification