Fatal case of endocarditis due to Weissella confusa.
This is the first reported case of endocarditis due to the Lactobacillus-like vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacillus Weissella confusa. Full identification and susceptibility testing of Lactobacillus-like organisms recovered in blood culture should be performed for patients with clinical presentations that suggest endocarditis.
Flaherty
James D
JD
Departments of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Levett
Paul N
PN
Dewhirst
Floyd E
FE
Troe
Theodore E
TE
Warren
John R
JR
Johnson
Stuart
S
D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S