Cardiovascular Bacteria

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Bacteria in the Cardiovascular System

  • Bacteraemia = bacteria within the circulation
  • Septicaemia = bacteria reproducing and living in the circulatory system

Bacteria Involved In Endocarditis

Most commonly isolated bacteria in a variety of species: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Pig: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Streptococci

Ox: Corynebacterium pyogenes; Streptococci

Sheep: Streptococci

Dog: Staphylococcus; Streptococci; E. Coli

Horse: Actinobacillus equuli; Streptococci equi

Bacteria Involved In Myocarditis

Dog: Borrelia burgdorferi

Horse: Streptococci

Bacteria Involved In Pericarditis

Pig: Pasteurella sp., Haemophilus sp.

Ox: Pasteurella sp., E. Coli

Sheep: Pasteurella sp., Streptococci sp.

Horse: Streptococci sp., Actinobacillus equuli