Infective endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an intravenous drug abuser.
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.
Weber
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Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. weber@netvision.net.il
Borer
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A
Riesenberg
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K
Schlaeffer
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F
D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*