title: Comamonas (Pseudomonas) testosteroni endocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. coopegr@medicine.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Staples
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Iczkowski
authors.forename: Cornelius J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents