title: Enterococcus cecorum aortic valve endocarditis.
abstract: We report a case of human aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus cecorum. The organism was recovered from blood and identified by 16S ribosomal gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of E. cecorum endocarditis. We wish to highlight the use of PCR for organism identification and to describe the initial misidentification of the pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary, LS1 3EX Leeds, United Kingdom. foziaahmed@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Fozia Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Mirza W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gascoyne-Binzi
authors.forename: Jonathan A T
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sandoe
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S