Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPRODRIGUES, CristhieniSICILIANO, Rinaldo FocacciaZEIGLER, RogerioSTRABELLI, Tania Mara Varejao2013-07-302013-07-302012BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.16, n.1, p.100-104, 20121413-8670https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/1440Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980.engopenAccessEndocarditisBacteroides fragilisGram-negative anaerobic bacteriaanaerobic-bacteriapylephlebitisthrombosisriskarticleCopyright CONTEXTO10.1016/S1413-8670(12)70285-4Infectious Diseases