Unusual case of Aeromonas hydrophila endocarditis

J Clin Microbiol. 1991 May;29(5):1056-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.5.1056-1057.1991.

Abstract

We describe a case of Aeromonas hydrophila endocarditis in a 66-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome and non-A, non-B hepatitis, The infection resolved with antibiotic therapy, but the patient succumbed to complications of his underlying illness. This is the second case of Aeromonas endocarditis reported in the world literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aeromonas*
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Hepatitis C / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents