Aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by Serratia liquefaciens.
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.
Chuang
Tzu-Yi
TY
Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, 1492 Chung-Shan Road, Taoyuan 330, Taiwan.
Chuang
Chun-Pin
CP
Cheng
Hsu-Hsing
HH
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
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*
D000661:Amphetamine