title: Infective endocarditis due to Eikenella corrodens: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Eikenella corrodens is an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis. In the 11 reported cases in the literature, the disease was associated with predisposing factors and was clinically indolent or subacute. A case is reported which in contrast to the reported literature was acute in onset with severe heart failure, requiring urgent valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland; and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, The General Hospital, St John's, Newfoundland.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ian Bowmer
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sinave