Institution and Affiliations:
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
- Cardiology, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
- 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