title: Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes. A case report with review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a 71-year-old man with a prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis caused by Listeria monocytogenes. He was successfully treated with a combination of ampicillin and amikacin, and valve replacement surgery. This case and previously reported cases are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium Microbiologie, Algemeen Ziekenhuis St. Jan, Brugge.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Speeleveld
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muyldermans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van den Bruel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dhondt
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordts
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents