Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case.
The present case involves a 48-year-old male patient who presented with Pasteurella multocida endocarditis associated with preexisting mitral valve stenosis. A mitral valve replacement was successfully performed after 3 weeks of intravenous infusion with antibiotics. Pasteurella multocida is a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity of dogs and cats. Therefore, people who have frequent contact with these animals should be examined periodically for signs of infection.
Fukumoto
Yoshihiro
Y
Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka, Japan.
Moriyama
Yukinori
Y
Iguro
Yoshifumi
Y
Toda
Riichiro
R
Taira
Akira
A
D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida