Abiotrophia defectiva: a rare cause of infective endocarditis.
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.
Yemisen
Mucahit
M
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. yemisenmucahit@hotmail.com
Koksal
Fatma
F
Mete
Bilgul
B
Yarimcam
Filiz
F
Okcun
Baris
B
Kucukoglu
Serdar
S
Samasti
Mustafa
M
Kocazeybek
Bekir
B
Ozturk
Recep
R
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents