Fusobacterium necrophorum endocarditis in a previously healthy young adult

Am J Med Sci. 2007 Aug;334(2):125-7. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31812f5ad1.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis with Fusobacterium necrophorum (F necrophorum) as the sole pathogen has been reported only once previously in an infant. We describe herein a case of F necrophorum endocarditis in a 20-year-old, previously healthy man. This is the first reported case of monomicrobial F necrophorum endocarditis in an adult.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Fusobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Fusobacterium necrophorum*
  • Humans
  • Male