[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.
Divisione di Osservazione Medica, Ospedale Nuovo Pellegrini, Napoli.
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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.