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Summary
Shewanella algae is a rare pathogen related to water exposure in temperate climates. It is commonly associated with skin and soft tissue infections, peritonitis and bacteraemia. We report the first-ever case of S. algae infective endocarditis in a patient with previous splenectomy and explore the difficulties in treatment as well as highlight the importance of this organism as an emerging pathogen.
- infectious diseases
- travel medicine
- valvar diseases
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Contributors NLD was involved in design by writing the article and revising the drafts as well as care of the patient. KW and SS contributed to the design of the work and the revised draft. JM contributed to the design of the work as well as acquisition of data and draft review. All the authors were involved in the final approval of the version submitted and agreed to the accountability to all aspects of the work.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.