Case report of Streptomyces endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve.
We describe the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to a Streptomyces sp. The patient presented with fever, cutaneous embolic lesions, and bacteremia 3 months after aortic valve replacement. Treatment required valve replacement and a long course of parenteral imipenem.
Mossad
S B
SB
Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Tomford
J W
JW
Stewart
R
R
Ratliff
N B
NB
Hall
G S
GS
D001021:Aortic Valve; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*