Mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis caused by an unusual microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an intravenous drug user.
We report a case of Gemella morbillorum mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis with perivalvular extension in a 44-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive man who is an active intravenous drug user together with review of all published cases. This is only the second reported case of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a prosthetic valve.
Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Ramzan M
RM
Zakir
Anthony
A
Al-Dehneh
Leticia
L
Dabu
Raj
R
Kapila
Muhamed
M
Saric
D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*