Septicaemia with probable endocarditis caused by Kingella denitrificans.
A 59-year-old man developed septicaemia caused by Kingella denitrificans. Treatment was with ampicillin and an aminoglycoside. The illness was complicated by a cerebral embolus. An obvious source of infection was not found.
Department of Medicine, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
A M
AM
Brown
M M
MM
Rothburn
C
C
Roberts
F J
FJ
Nye
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D009428:Netilmicin; D000667:Ampicillin