title: Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Hao
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chun-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Mei-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jou-Kou
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents