Native valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium group JK.
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.
Moffie
B G
BG
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Leiden.
Veenendaal
R A
RA
Thompson
J
J
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