Infective endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus after allogeneic tooth transplantation: a case report.
A patient developed infective endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus. He gave a history of recent dental extraction and allogeneic tooth transplantation. He was treated with various antibodies to which the organism was said to be sensitive, but it was not until the transplanted tooth was removed that he started to improve. The mode of infection was thought to be blood borne through the open tooth socket from the raw chicken that he ate regularly.
Abe
K
K
Special Patient Oral Care Unit, Kyushu University Dental Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Nakamura
S
S
Ninomiya
T
T
Shinohara
M
M
Oka
M
M
Koyanagi
T
T
Nishimura
J
J
Yufu
Y
Y
Takayanagi
R
R
Nawata
H
H
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000637:transplantation*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents