Serratia marcescens endocarditis in a horse.
Serratia marcescens was the causative agent of bacterial endocarditis in a 2-year-old Arabian stallion. The horse was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics for 1 month. The horse died several months after treatment was discontinued. To our knowledge, Serratia marcescens has not been reported as the cause of bacterial endocarditis in horses; however, multiple cases of bacterial endocarditis attributable to Serratia marcescens have been documented in human beings. The bacteria is most commonly isolated in immune-compromised patients.
Ewart
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Brown
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Derksen
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Kufuor-Mensa
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D000818:Animals; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification*