title: Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. cristhieni@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Cristhieni
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Rinaldo Focaccia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Rogerio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeigler
authors.forename: Tania Mara Varejão
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Strabelli
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology