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Infective Endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an Intravenous Drug Abuser

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 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.

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  1. Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, , , , , , IL

    G. Weber & A. Borer

  2. Department of Internal Medicine E, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, , , , , , IL

    K. Riesenberg & F. Schlaeffer

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Weber, G., Borer, A., Riesenberg, K. et al. Infective Endocarditis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an Intravenous Drug Abuser. EJCMID 18, 655–657 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050367

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