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.
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