Oerskovia xanthineolytica endocarditis in a renal transplant patient: case report and review of the literature.
Oerskovia species were, until recently, only rarely associated with human disease. This gram-positive bacillus can be easily misidentified as a diphtheroid, a common contaminant in blood cultures. There have been 17 reports of invasive Oerskovia infection in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of Oerskovia xanthineolytica endocarditis in a renal transplant patient and review the microbiologic and clinical characteristics of this potential pathogen.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male