title: Staphylococcus warneri endocarditis after implantation of a lumbar disc prosthesis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: In a 48-year-old immunocompetent man with recurrent fever since 21 months, endocarditis of the native aortic valve due to Staphylococcus warneri was diagnosed. Twenty-six months before, a prosthetic lumbar disc had been implanted in L 4/5. The lack of typical other infectious sources favours the hypothesis of a disc-prosthesis-induced bacteraemia.
authors.affiliation: Second Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria. claudia.stoellberger@chello.at
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stöllberger
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wechsler-Fördös
authors.forename: Friederike
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geppert
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gulz
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brownstone
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolakis
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finsterer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents