title: Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Campylobacter jejuni.
abstract: We report the first case of homograft endocarditis caused by Campylobacter jejuni, which was treated successfully with antibiotic therapy and valve replacement. To our knowledge, only two other cases of C. jejuni endocarditis, involving native valves, have been reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. s_dinant@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dinant
authors.forename: Carolina A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schurink
authors.forename: Jaap W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Deckers
authors.forename: Juliëtte A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Severin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents