Comamonas (Pseudomonas) testosteroni endocarditis.
Comamonas testosteroni has rarely been implicated as a human pathogen. We report a case of infectious endocarditis due to this organism, occurring in a 49-year-old man. The posterior leaflet of the mitral valve contained a 1 x 1 cm vegetation and showed myxoid degeneration and acute inflammation. The patient had no evidence of reinfection after 32 months. The infection was almost certainly community acquired, as is usually true for this organism.
Cooper
Gary R
GR
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. coopegr@medicine.ufl.edu
Staples
Edward D
ED
Iczkowski
Kenneth A
KA
Clancy
Cornelius J
CJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020604:Comamonas testosteroni / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents