title: Salmonella typhi endocarditis.
abstract: We report the case history of a patient with Salmonella typhi endocarditis. Bacteriological diagnosis was made by bone marrow culture when isolation from blood was unsuccessful. This is the first case of S typhi endocarditis to be documented in Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, Colombo.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Hewage
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kamaladasa
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Amarasinghe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amarasekera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*