Prevotella bivia as an unusual cause of endocarditis |
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| Authors: | A. Kentos S. Motte C. Nonhoff F. Jacobs J. M. De Smet E. Serruys J. P. Thys |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Infectious Diseases Clinic, Erasme University Hospital, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;(2) Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasme University Hospital, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;(3) Department of Microbiology, Erasme University Hospital, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;(4) Department of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme University Hospital, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium |
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A case of monomicrobial endocarditis due toPrevotella bivia in a 60-year-old man without previous cardiac lesions is reported. The extremely indolent course with multiple systemic emboli as the only clinical manifestation occurring at least seven months before diagnosis and the persistently negative blood cultures were remarkable features of this case. The incidence, clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of published cases of infective endocarditis due to anaerobic bacteria are briefly reviewed. |
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