| Literature DB >> 22358367 |
Cristhieni Rodrigues1, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Rogerio Zeigler, Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli.
Abstract
Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22358367
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Infect Dis ISSN: 1413-8670 Impact factor: 1.949