title: Nosocomial valve endocarditis due to corynebacterium striatum: a case report.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase-negative staphylococci, and Enterococci sp. are the usual pathogens involved in nosocomial bacterial endocarditis. Corynebacterium species isolation in blood specimens is usually considered to be a contaminant. We present an interesting case of native mitral valve endocarditis in a 73 year old African American female that was diagnosed days after she was discharged from our institution. The infection was cleared with medical therapy alone.
authors.affiliation: 10 Amsterdam Ave, Apt 306, zip 10023, New York, NY, USA. pcasares@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marull
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Casares