Brevibacterium endocarditis: a first report.
There are few case reports of infections caused by Brevibacterium species, and there have been no previously reported cases of endocarditis caused by any of the 6 known species of Brevibacterium. We report the first case of Brevibacterium endocarditis (caused by Brevibacterium otitidis) in a patient with prosthetic heart valves. The patient responded to 6 weeks of treatment with vancomycin and 2 weeks with gentamicin, and she has been receiving long-term maintenance therapy with oral azithromycin.
Dass
Krishna N
KN
Infectious Disease Service, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Krishna.Dass@medstar.net
Smith
Margo A
MA
Gill
Vee J
VJ
Goldstein
Steven A
SA
Lucey
Daniel R
DR
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology