[Bacterial endocarditis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. A clinical case report].
The authors describe an unusual case of bacterial endocarditis. A very rare etiologic agent, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, was isolated. The patient was not fisherman or butcher and he did ot other risky job. Moreover the disease had an atypical course.
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Divisione di Osservazione Medica, Ospedale Nuovo Pellegrini, Napoli.
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Tuccillo
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D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage
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Endocardite batterica da Erysipelotrix rhusiopathiae. Descrizione di un caso clinico.