BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO AN ACTINOBACILLUS

J Clin Pathol. 1964 Sep;17(5):511-2. doi: 10.1136/jcp.17.5.511.

Abstract

A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans followed dental extraction under penicillin cover. Isolation of the organism was only achieved by incubating blood cultures in a CO(2)-enriched atmosphere. The patient was successfully treated with streptomycin.

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacillus Infections*
  • Actinobacillus*
  • Bacteriological Techniques*
  • Blood*
  • Culture Media*
  • Drug Therapy*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillins*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Streptomycin*
  • Tooth Extraction*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Penicillins
  • Streptomycin