title: Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii is a rare disease, with only 14 reported cases. Recently, A. neuii was added to the list of species implicated in endocarditis of native valves. We now report the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and the first successful control of endocarditis caused by this organism without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grundmann
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huebner
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stuplich
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Kezhong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Anette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geibel-Zehender
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bode
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brunner
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents