Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case and review of the literature.
We report on a cirrhotic patient who presented with an aortic valve endocarditis due to Pasteurella multocida. This disease entity is rare and we take this opportunity to review the 6 cases published to date.
Genne
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Department of Medicine, Hopital Communal, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Siegrist
H H
HH
Monnier
P
P
Nobel
M
M
Humair
L
L
de Torrente
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A
D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida