title: Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis occurring on native heart valves.
abstract: We report the first case of Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis developing on normal native heart valves. Using phenotypic and molecular methods, a precise identification of this naturally vancomycin-resistant species allowed an optimal antibiotic therapy and the patient's recovery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Cote de Nacre University Hospital, 14033 Caen, France. dargere-s@chu-caen.fr
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dargere
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergnaud
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdon
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saloux
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Le Page
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bazin
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*