title: Native mitral valve endocarditis due to Rhizobium Radiobacter - first case report.
abstract: Rhizobium Radiobacter (RR) has rarely been associated with human infection, mainly sepsis or bacteremia, and an unique case of prosthetic aortic endocarditis has been reported. We present a case of native mitral valve endocarditis to RR, to our knowledge the first clinical report of such infection.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal.
authors.forename: Nuno Carvalho
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cravino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve