title: Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis in an adult with congenital heart disease: a case report.
abstract: A rare case of septicaemia and endocarditis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae is presented. The patient had underlying congenital heart disease and died despite high-dose penicillin therapy. The implications for diagnosis and identification and some public health issues brought to the fore by the case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Tey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male