Infective endocarditis caused by slow-growing, fastidious, Gram-negative bacteria

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 145 - 158
• Main Authors: Ellner, J J, Rosenthal, M S, Lerner, P I, McHenry, M C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1979
• Subjects: Actinobacillus Infections - diagnosis; Adolescent; Adult; Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology; Female; Haemophilus Infections - diagnosis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged

In a review of endocarditis caused by fastidious, slow-growing gram-negative rods, similarities in the spectrum of disease overshadow differences among cases grouped by specific organisms. Cardiobacterium hominis, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Haemophilus species usually seed previously d...