Leptotrichia endocarditis: report of two cases from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) database and review of previous cases.
Leptotrichia species typically colonize the oral cavity and genitourinary tract. We report the first two cases of endocarditis secondary to L. goodfellowii sp. nov. Both cases were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Review of the English literature revealed only two other cases of Leptotrichia sp. endocarditis.
Caram
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3824, Durham, NC 27710, USA. caram001@mc.duke.edu
Linefsky
J P
JP
Read
K M
KM
Murdoch
D R
DR
Lalani
T
T
Woods
C W
CW
Reller
L B
LB
Kanj
S S
SS
Premru
M M
MM
Ryan
S
S
Al-Hegelan
M
M
Donnio
P Y
PY
Orezzi
C
C
Paiva
M G
MG
Tribouilloy
C
C
Watkin
R
R
Harris
O
O
Eisen
D P
DP
Corey
G R
GR
Cabell
C H
CH
Petti
C A
CA
D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D045183:Leptotrichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S