Listeria monocytogenes endocarditis.
A fatal case of endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes is reported. Case reports of endocarditis due to this organism are rare but indicate a higher mortality than with many other causes of bacterial endocarditis. The size of the problem may be underestimated because the organism has a "diphtheroid' appearance and may be incorrectly dismissed as a contaminant.
D000368:Aged; D001295:Atypical Bacterial Forms; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male