Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complicated by subannular abscess.
Annular abscesses are serious complications of infectious native and prosthetic valve endocarditis. In this patient, we isolated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a rare cause of subaortic abscess with high mortality/morbidity rates although virulent gram-positive cocci, S. Aureus in particular, have been the most commonly isolated agents. We treated this case of endocarditis and the subannular abscess observed 1 year after the initial operation by aortic root replacement with resternotomy in addition to appropriate antibiotics.
GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ucak
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Goksel
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Inan
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Tatar
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Ozelçi
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Yilmaz
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents