title: Fusobacterium necrophorum endocarditis in a previously healthy young adult.
abstract: Infective endocarditis with Fusobacterium necrophorum (F necrophorum) as the sole pathogen has been reported only once previously in an infant. We describe herein a case of F necrophorum endocarditis in a 20-year-old, previously healthy man. This is the first reported case of monomicrobial F necrophorum endocarditis in an adult.
authors: Department of Medicine, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, USA.
authors: Shilpa
authors: S
authors: Vedire
authors: Martin A
authors: MA
authors: Alpert
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Ren
authors: Farrin A
authors: FA
authors: Manian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male