Prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to Ochrobactrum anthropi: case report.
We describe a case of infective endocarditis in a prosthetic mitral valve due to Ochrobactrum anthropi. Although O. anthropi is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients, infections with the bacterium have very rarely been documented in healthy hosts, and endocarditis is rare. To our knowledge, only two cases of O. anthropi endocarditis have been reported in the medical literature.
Romero Gómez
M P
MP
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, La Paz University Hospital Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain. maryfirm2000@msn.com
Peinado Esteban
A M
AM
Sobrino Daza
J A
JA
Sáez Nieto
J A
JA
Alvarez
D
D
Peña García
P
P
D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology*