Cardiobacterium hominis causing late prosthetic valve endocarditis.
We have described a patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who had endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis 14 years after valve placement. She was cured with a six-week course of antibiotics, and valve replacement was not required. A four- to six-week course of ampicillin or penicillin G appears to be the therapy of choice.
D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors