title: Infective endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an intravenous drug abuser.
abstract: Infective endocarditis due to anaerobic non-spore-forming gram-negative bacilli in intravenous drug abusers is exceedingly rare, with only two cases being previously reported in the literature. A case of endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an intravenous drug abuser is reported, accompanied by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. weber@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riesenberg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schlaeffer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*