title: Aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by Serratia liquefaciens.
abstract: Infective endocarditis of the cardiac valves caused by Serratia liquefaciens has never been reported. We describe a fatal case of aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by S. liquefaciens after intravenous injection of amphetamine, complicated by multiple organ dysfunctions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, 1492 Chung-Shan Road, Taoyuan 330, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Chun-Pin
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Hsu-Hsing
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D044090:Serratia liquefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012772:Shock, Septic; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000661:Amphetamine