Institution and Affiliations:
  1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
  2. Cardiology, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
  3. Infectious Diseases, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia
Funding : Voluntary
Declaration : no conflicts interest to declare
Ethical Considerations: The patient provided written consent.
Corresponding Author :
Dr Frazer Kirk
808/372 Marine Parade, Labrador
Gold Coast, QLD 4215
Phone: +61499777101
Email: frazer.kirk@health.qld.gov.au
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Abstract : Staphylococcus hyicus (S. hyicus ) is a rare, likely zoonotic infective organism. Clinically significant human infection by S. hyicus has only been recorded 3 times, where it has caused infections including cellulitis, osteomyelitis/spondylodiscitis and septicemia. (1-3). Hereafter, the case summary describes the first documented case of endocarditis due toS. hyicus .
Key Words : Cardiac Surgery, Infective Endocarditis, S. Hyicus , Infectious Disease, Novel, Zoonosis