Haemophilus paraphrophilus prosthetic valve endocarditis.
We report a case of prosthetic, aortic valve, infective endocarditis caused by Haemophilus paraphrophilus. There are no other cases described in the available literature where this microorganism has caused prosthetic valve endocarditis and no other case reported involving only the aortic valve.
Watkin
R W
RW
Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, USA.
Lang
S
S
Littler
W A
WA
Elliott
T S J
TS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged