Gonococcal endocarditis can present aggressively and evade blood cultures. Read more about diagnosis and management.

Since submitting this article one of us (N. S.) saw another case of undulant fever. This patient's source of infection was probably infected non-pasteurized milk. Sidel, Nathan — Associate in Medicine ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...

Patients with culture-negative infective endocarditis differ in presentation and features of the disease from those with ...

From the Second (Cornell) Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York City. Presented before the Springfield (Mass.) Hospital ...

• Require X (hemin) and/or V (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) factors for growth • Responsible for 0.5–1% of all cases of IE • Haemophilus aphrophilus is the most common species responsible for IE ...

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Endocarditis is a rare, potentially fatal infection of the endocardium, or inner lining of the heart. It is usually caused by bacteria traveling through the bloodstream to the heart and is treated by ...