title: Native valve Bacillus cereus endocarditis in a non-intravenous-drug-abusing patient.
abstract: Bacillus cereus is a rare cause of endocarditis, typically associated with intravenous drug abuse, rheumatic heart disease, prosthetic heart valves, pacemakers, or immunodeficiency. We present the first case of native valve Bacillus cereus endocarditis with no apparent risk factors. The patient had a fulminant course requiring emergent valve replacement.
authors: Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. bsthomas@hawaii.edu
authors: Benjamin S
authors: BS
authors: Thomas
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Bankowski
authors: William K K
authors: WK
authors: Lau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male