ABSTRACT
Endocarditis, which is an infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, can have intracardiac
effects including severe valvular insufficiency leading to intractable congestive heart failure
and myocardial abscesses. It can also produce various systemic signs and symptoms through
both sterile and infected emboli and various immunological phenomena. Endocarditis due to
anaerobic bacteria is uncommon and over the past three decades accounts for 2% to 16% of all
cases of infectious endocarditis (1-4).