Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.
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.
Grundmann
Sebastian
S
Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Huebner
Johannes
J
Stuplich
Judith
J
Koch
Andrea
A
Wu
Kezhong
K
Geibel-Zehender
Anette
A
Bode
Christoph
C
Brunner
Michael
M
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents