title: Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis and bacteremia. Analysis of cases at a tertiary medical center and review of the literature.
abstract: Peptostreptococcus infective endocarditis is rare but associated with high morbidity. We report two cases and evaluate all positive blood cultures for Peptostreptococcus at our institution, followed by a review of the literature. This organism causes a subacute presentation and cardiac valve pathology is a risk factor. Penicillin remains the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mincesL2@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Lucio R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Minces
authors.forename: Ryan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Ken S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Fernanda P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Silveira
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000473:pathology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins