title: Infective endocarditis after transrectal prostatic biopsy.
abstract: We report the first case of infective endocarditis secondary to transrectal prostatic biopsy, occurring 2 weeks later in a patient with no obvious risk factors. Enterococcus faecalis was isolated in blood and urine cultures. This case suggests that infective endocarditis can be associated with transrectal procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, La Miletrie, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: France
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roblot
authors.forename: Moal Gwenaël
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paccalin
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roblot
authors.forename: Ghislaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grollier
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Becq-Giraudon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum; D012307:Risk Factors