title: A case of infective endocarditis in a farmer caused by Streptococcus equinus.
abstract: The following is a case report of a farmer with documented aortic valve disease who developed bacterial endocarditis secondary to Streptococcus equinus. This is a rare pathogen in man and its acquisition in this case may be related to the subject's occupation.
authors.affiliation: Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Brooksby
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections