Severe infective endocarditis of native valves caused by Weissella confusa detected incidentally on echocardiography.
Weissella confusa is gram-positive, catalase-negative, short rod or coccobacillus that has been isolated from a wide variety of habitats. We describe a rare, severe infective endocarditis of native valves caused by W. confusa that was detected incidentally on echocardiography. The patient recovered completely with valvular replacement plus antibiotic therapy.
Shin
Jeong Hwan
JH
Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea. jhsmile@inje.ac.kr <jhsmile@inje.ac.kr>
Kim
Doo Il
DI
Kim
Hye Ran
HR
Kim
Dong Soo
DS
Kook
Joong-Ki
JK
Lee
Jeong Nyeo
JN
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S