Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in children.
Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly designated as the member of nutritionally variant streptococci, is a part of normal oral flora and may be a cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva involving the mitral valve in a 12-year-old girl. She received antibiotic treatment for 8 weeks and was symptom-free 6 months after discharge. We also reviewed the pediatric cases of nutritionally variant streptococcal endocarditis published in the English literature since 1971.
Chang
Hsiu-Hao
HH
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
Lu
Chun-Yi
CY
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
Wu
Mei-Hwan
MH
Wang
Jou-Kou
JK
Huang
Li-Min
LM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification*; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents