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Megasphaera elsdenii endocarditis.

M Brancaccio, G G Legendre

    Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    |July 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    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.

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    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.