title: Native valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium group JK.
abstract: We report a case of a 32-yr-old woman on chronic intermittent haemodialysis, who developed endocarditis due to a Corynebacterium group JK, involving both the native aortic and mitral valves. Despite a four-week treatment with vancomycin, an aortic root abscess developed. The diagnosis was confirmed on autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Leiden.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Moffie
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Veenendaal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects