title: Shewanella putrefaciens infective endocarditis.
abstract: Shewanella putrefaciens rarely causes infection in humans. In the last few decades a growing number of cases have been described. The following report outlines the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent white man with S. putrefaciens infective endocarditis. This is the first known case of infective endocarditis due to an apparently monomicrobial S. putrefaciens infection, and the second known case of S. putrefaciens-related infective endocarditis worldwide.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Constant
authors.affiliation: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA; Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Beckley, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chernev
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Beckley, WV, USA. Electronic address: drericgomez@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Bacteremia; Endocarditis; Shewanella