Clostridium innocuum endocarditis.

Clostridium innocuum endocarditis.

Cutrona A F; Watanakunakorn C; Schaub C R; Jagetia A

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

1995

1995-11

Clostridial endocarditis is rare. We describe, to our knowledge, the first case of Clostridium innocuum endocarditis. The fatal case involved the tricuspid and pulmonary valves and was associated with multiple pulmonary emboli. We review the literature, which suggests the varied presentations and outcomes of clostridial endocarditis. Penicillin is the treatment of choice for this disease.

Adolescent; Bacterial/*etiology; Clostridium Infections/*etiology; Endocarditis; Fatal Outcome; Female; Heart Valve Diseases/etiology; Humans; Pulmonary Embolism/etiology; Pulmonary Valve; Tricuspid Valve

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