Infective endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum: case report and review of the literature.
Endocarditis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum is exceedingly rare. We report a case of F. nucleatum right-sided endocarditis in a patient with no known intravenous drug abuse. A detailed computer and manual search of the literature using Med-Line and Index Medicus, respectively, revealed a total of five cases of endocarditis due to this species. The clinical characteristics and the patient's hospital course are summarized and reviewed.
Shammas
N W
NW
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642.
Murphy
G W
GW
Eichelberger
J
J
Klee
D
D
Schwartz
R
R
Bachman
W
W
D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged