title: Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic mitral valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis.
abstract: We report an unusual case of Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis. This remarkable presentation had clinical features consistent with endocarditis generally associated with highly virulent pathogens. A literature search has failed to disclose a report of septic arthiritis as a manifestation of C. hominis endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. anucha@gwu.edu
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.forename: Raymond M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Braverman
authors.forename: William Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: J Russell
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome