title: Severe infective endocarditis of native valves caused by Weissella confusa detected incidentally on echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea. jhsmile@inje.ac.kr <jhsmile@inje.ac.kr>
authors.forename: Jeong Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Doo Il
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joong-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kook
authors.forename: Jeong Nyeo
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S