title: A case of native valve endocarditis caused by Burkholderia cepacia without predisposing factors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Infective endocarditis is rarely caused by Burkholderia cepacia. This infection is known to occur particularly in immunocompromised hosts, intravenous heroin users, and in patients with prosthetic valve replacement. Most patients with Burkholderia cepacia endocarditis usually need surgical treatment in addition to antimicrobial treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here, we report the case of a patient who developed Burkholderia cepacia-induced native valve endocarditis with consequent cerebral involvement without any predisposing factors; she was successfully treated by antimicrobial agents only.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this report, we also present literature review of relevant cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-729, Korea. kihkdr@kuh.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyun Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ki
authors.forename: Sung Hea
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seong Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hae Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cheong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D015984:Causality; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents