title: Campylobacter fetus as cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
abstract: A 65-year-old woman who had previously undergone aortic root replacement with a bioprosthetic valve (Bentall operation) in treatment of annuloaortic ectasia became feverish after developing dental caries and was admitted to our hospital. Transesophageal echocardiography showed an 18 × 4-mm vegetation on her prosthetic valve. Campylobacter fetus was isolated on blood cultures, and she was diagnosed with infectious endocarditis. Aggressive combined antibiotic treatment was effective for her recovery. C. fetus infection is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haruyama
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: Migaku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arikawa
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inami
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Ryuko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents