title: Staphylococcus aureusEndocarditis as a Complication of Toxocariasis-Associated Endomyocarditis With Fibrosis: A Case Report.
abstract: Complications associated withToxocara canisinfection are rare. We present a case of a patient withStaphylococcus aureusendocarditis as a complication of an endomyocardial fibrosis caused byT canis. The epidemiological, pathological, and clinical features of this rare complication are described here.
authors: Division for Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology , University Hospital Basel and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Basel.
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: Kuenzli
authors: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Basel.
authors: Niklaus
authors: N
authors: Labhardt
authors: Medical Intensive Care Unit.
authors: Gianmarco
authors: G
authors: Balestra
authors: Division for Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology.
authors: Maja
authors: M
authors: Weisser
authors: Department of Cardiology , University Hospital Basel , Switzerland.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Zellweger
authors: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Basel.
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Blum
keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Toxocara species; endocarditis; endomyocardial fibrosis