title: Eikenella corrodens infective endocarditis in a previously healthy non-drug user.
abstract: Reported here is a case of Eikenella corrodens aortic valve infective endocarditis presenting as a stroke in a previously healthy 31-year-old man. The patient had no evidence of structural heart disease and reported no history of intravenous drug use or recent dental treatment. There are no other cases reported in the available literature in which this microorganism has caused endocarditis in the absence of recognised risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 2TH, UK, R.W.Watkin@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Watkin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ment
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents