title: Leptotrichia endocarditis: report of two cases from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) database and review of previous cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3824, Durham, NC 27710, USA. caram001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Caram
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Linefsky
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Murdoch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Reller
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Premru
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Hegelan
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orezzi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tribouilloy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watkin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Eisen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cabell
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Petti
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S