title: Serratia marcescens endocarditis in a horse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ewart
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Derksen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kufuor-Mensa
mesh_terms: 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*