Infective Endocarditis by
Aggregatibacter paraphrophilus:
Case Report and Literature Review
Published: November 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3617
Smita Sood
1. Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine (SRL Ltd.) Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Smita Sood,
Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine,
3 Kha 4 A, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur, India.
Phone: 9849123602, E-mail: drsmitasood@yahoo.co.in
Aggregatibacter paraphrophilus (former name, Haemophilus paraphrophilus) is a normal inhabitant of the naso- and oropharynx and has been rarely reported as a cause of human infections. A case of infective endocarditis by this organism is being reported and literature of endocarditis cases caused by Aggregatibacter paraphrophilus is being reviewed.
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