A case of infective endocarditis in a farmer caused by Streptococcus equinus.
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.
Elliott
P M
PM
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, U.K.
Williams
H
H
Brooksby
I A
IA
D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections