Endocarditis due to Hemophilus aphrophilus: report of a case with possible transmission from dog to man

Chest. 1977 Nov;72(5):680-2. doi: 10.1378/chest.72.5.680.

Abstract

A 44-year-old man was treated for bacterial endocarditis due to Hemophilus aphrophilus. The characteristics of the organism are reviewed, along with other cases of endocarditis. There is an association of this organism with dogs and a potential for transmission from this source to man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dogs
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / transmission*
  • Haemophilus / isolation & purification
  • Haemophilus Infections / drug therapy
  • Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
  • Haemophilus Infections / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Zoonoses*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents