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Megasphaera elsdenii endocarditis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|July 1, 1979
Summary
A rare case of endocarditis caused by Megasphaera elsdenii, an anaerobic gram-negative coccus, is presented. This finding expands the known spectrum of human infections caused by this unusual bacterium.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Cardiology
Background:
- Megasphaera elsdenii is an anaerobic gram-negative coccus rarely implicated in human infections.
- Endocarditis is a serious infection of the heart's inner lining, typically caused by bacteria or fungi.
- Previous literature has not documented endocarditis specifically linked to M. elsdenii.