BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO AN ACTINOBACILLUS.
A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans followed dental extraction under penicillin cover. Isolation of the organism was only achieved by incubating blood cultures in a CO(2)-enriched atmosphere. The patient was successfully treated with streptomycin.
D000188:Actinobacillus; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001769:Blood; D003470:Culture Media; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013307:Streptomycin; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D003470:Culture Media; D010406:Penicillins; D013307:Streptomycin
ACTINOBACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNICS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOMYCIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION