title: [Eikenella corrodens infective endocarditis].
abstract: The HACEK microorganisms (Haemophilus spp, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae) account for 3% of the cases of endocarditis. They have the following similar clinical and microbiological properties: are Gram-negative bacilli, more easily isolated in aerobic media; their cultures require prolonged incubation time for growing (mean, 3.3 days); and may be considered part of normal flora of upper respiratory tract and oropharynx. The following characteristics have been identified in endocarditis caused by the HACEK microorganisms: insidious clinical findings; difficult diagnosis due to the fastidious nature of the microorganisms; and negative cultures. The Eikenella corrodens endocarditis was first described in 1972. That microorganism continues to be a rare etiological agent. We report the case of a female patient with native valve, who had Eikenella corrodens infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP, São Paulo, SP. julianonc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Juliano Novaes
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Marcelo Eidi
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: Múcio T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morgado
authors.forename: Robinson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munhoz
authors.forename: Fernanda E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Andretto
authors.forename: Alfredo José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Pereira
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Barretto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans