title: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae-induced aortic valve endocarditis: case report and literature review.
abstract: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a pathogen of zoonosis often associated with occupational exposure. Although Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection has high mortality, the heart valves in humans are rarely involved. The clinical data of a case of a 65-year-old male with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae-induced aortic valve endocarditis was summarized retrospectively and analyzed with a literature review. Based on a literature review and our experience, cases of E. rhusiopathiae-induced aortic valve endocarditis are extremely rare and surgical treatment for this condition is useful and recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital Chengdu 611130, China.
authors.forename: Jialiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Jianyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Yanqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Songran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; heart valve; infective endocarditis; surgical treatment