title: Abiotrophia defectiva: a rare cause of infective endocarditis.
abstract: A case of Abiotrophia defectiva-caused infective endocarditis is described. The patient was successfully treated with penicillin combined with gentamicin. Due to the fastidious nature of the agent, there is a need for special media for isolation and moreover, there is a need for a future development of susceptibility assays applicable to the organism.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. yemisenmucahit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mucahit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yemisen
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koksal
authors.forename: Bilgul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mete
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yarimcam
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Okcun
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kucukoglu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samasti
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocazeybek
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents