title: Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Ochrobactrum anthropi.
abstract: Ochrobactrum anthropi is an emerging pathogen increasingly affecting the immunocompromised host. Only four cases of infective endocarditis have been documented in literature. Therapeutic approach is a rising challenge as it is resistant to most of the currently available beta lactam antibiotics with the exception of carbapenems. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to Ochrobactrum anthropi infection; the host was temporarily immunocompromised due to disseminated herpes zoster after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, SevenHills Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Shashikala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shivaprakasha
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajdev
authors.forename: Harminder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Satyaprasad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velivala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems