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Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case.

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The present case involves a 48-year-old male patient who presented with Pasteurella multocida endocarditis associated with preexisting mitral valve stenosis. A mitral valve replacement was successfully performed after 3 weeks of intravenous infusion with antibiotics. Pasteurella multocida is a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity of dogs and cats. Therefore, people who have frequent contact with these animals should be examined periodically for signs of infection.

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Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Yukinori Moriyama, Yoshifumi Iguro, Riichiro Toda, Akira Taira. 2002. Pasteurella multocida endocarditis: report of a case.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200087

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