title: A fatal case of Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis in a man with no identified animal contact: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Arcanobacterium pyogenes is a rare cause of infection in humans, mostly related to living in rural areas and to contacts with animals. We describe a case of fatal Arcanobacterium pyogenes endocarditis, confirmed by DNA sequencing, in a patient without typical epidemiological exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plamondon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touchette
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valiquette
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial