title: Infective endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Shammas
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eichelberger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bachman
mesh_terms: 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