title: Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iguro
authors.forename: Riichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taira
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida