Detection of Cardiobacterium valvarum in a patient with aortic valve infective endocarditis by broad-range PCR.
Cardiobacterium valvarum, a fastidious Gram-negative bacterium, was detected in the aortic valve of a previously healthy 63-year-old man by broad-range PCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In contrast to the patients in five previously published cases, our patient had neither a congenital bicuspid nor a prosthetic aortic valve. Here, we present a case of C. valvarum native tricuspid aortic valve infective endocarditis and a review of the literature.
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Martina
M
Vaněrková
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Barbora
B
Žaloudíková
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Eva
E
Němcová
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jana
J
Juránková
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jiří
J
Pol
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jan
J
Černý
Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Petr
P
Němec
Institute of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.|Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Tomáš
T
Freiberger
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D044066:Cardiobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D002439:Cefotaxime