Pasteurella haemolytica endocarditis.
Although human infections with bacteraemia due to Pasteurella multocida are not uncommon, endocarditis associated with P. haemolytica is rare. We describe such a case in which the patient died despite treatment with apparently appropriate antimicrobial agents.
Yaneza
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King Fahad Hofuf Hospital, Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia.
Jivan
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Kumari
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Togoo
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D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin; D002439:Cefotaxime