Aeromonas endocarditis in a patient with chronic hepatitis-B infection.
Aeromonas, a genus of gram-negative bacteria normally found in water and soil, is well established as a pathogen in the animal kingdom. Often considered as a pathogen of low virulence, its role in human infections has recently been recognised. Aeromonas infections in humans range from cellulitis to septicaemia. Endocarditis is rare. We describe here a patient with a chronic liver disease with aeromonas bacteremia and endocarditis.
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D000333:Aeromonas; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology