Molecular diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis with aorto-right atrial fistula.
Definite diagnosis of infective endocarditis is impossible when all blood cultures are negative under antibiotic treatment. In this case, Streptococcus canis was identified using polymerase chain reaction from preoperative whole blood and excised valve tissue, and considered as the pathogen for infective endocarditis, despite negative blood cultures. This information was useful for diagnosis and selection of antibiotics.
Takamura
Takeshi
T
Tanabe
Masaki
M
Onishi
Katsuya
K
Yamazato
Shoichiro
S
Nakamura
Akiko
A
Onoda
Koji
K
Wada
Hideo
H
Shimpo
Hideto
H
Nobori
Tsutomu
T
Ito
Masaaki
M
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*