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Infective endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an intravenous drug abuser
G Weber1, A Borer, K Riesenberg
1Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. weber@netvision.net.il
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis due to anaerobic non-spore-forming gram-negative bacilli in intravenous drug abusers is exceedingly rare, with only two cases being previously reported in the literature. A case of endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an intravenous drug abuser is reported, accompanied by a review of the literature.