Flavobacterium Infection as a Cause of Bacterial Endocarditis
Authors: JOSEPH SCHIFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 September 1961Flavobacterium Infection as a Cause of Bacterial EndocarditisReport of a Case, Bacteriologic Studies, and Review of the LiteratureJOSEPH SCHIFF, M.D., LOYAL S. SUTER, M.S., ROBERT D. GOURLEY, M.D., W. D. SUTLIFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOSEPH SCHIFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LOYAL S. SUTER, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT D. GOURLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. D. SUTLIFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-3-499 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptObservation of a first case of endocarditis due to Flavobacterium called our attention to this microorganism which has been considered to be non-pathogenic for man. The pertinent clinical and medical bacteriological literature is therefore reviewed, and the case of bacterial endocarditis is described as an example of the pathogenicity of this organism for man, its resistance to available antibiotic therapy, and its serious prognostic significance.The widespread use of antibiotics has gone hand in hand with a decreased incidence of bacterial endocarditis due to alpha and beta hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci, and gonococci, and an increased incidence of cases due to...References1. HUNTERPATERSON THPY: Bacterial endocarditis, Disease-A-Month, Yearbook Publishers, Chicago, November, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FINLANDJONESBARNES MWFMW: Occurrence of serious bacterial infections since introduction of antibacterial agents. Report to the Council of Drugs of the A.M.A. J. A. M. A. 170: 2188, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FRIEDBERG CK: Diseases of the Heart, 2nd Ed., W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1956, p. 861. Google Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Memphis, TennesseeReceived for publication October 6, 1960.From the Infectious Disease Section of the Medical Service, and from the Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group Hospital (Kennedy), Memphis, Tenn.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph Schiff, M.D., Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group Hospital, Park Avenue and Getwell Street, Memphis 15, Tenn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMetabolically-active bacteria in reclaimed water and ponds revealed using bromodeoxyuridine DNA labeling coupled with 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencingMicrobial contamination of dental unit water lines in H.P. 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