Cardiobacterium hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis: an infrequent infection.
A case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis in a 67-year-old woman is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by a positive blood culture and echocardiographic detection of aortic valve vegetations. The patient underwent replacement of the valve with a homograft, and received antibiotics postoperatively. She remained well after 12 months.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK. dpousios@yahoo.com
Dimitrios
D
Pousios
Fangfei
F
Gao
Geoff M
GM
Tsang
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D044066:Cardiobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020878:Device Removal; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents