title: Septicaemia due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans with endocarditis and spinal epidural abscess.
abstract: A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis with spinal epidural abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is reported in a 74-year-old male with an endocardial pacemaker. Despite antibiotic treatment, removal of the endocardial wire was necessary for recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brisseau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Derriennic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leveiller
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Courtieu
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Barrier
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004824:Epidural Space; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve