title: Permanent pacemaker-associated actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis: A case report.
abstract: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative bacillus, member of the HACEK group of bacteria, and it is a very rare cause of endocarditis. It is also an extremely rare cause of device-associated infection of the heart. We describe the case of a 25 year-old man who presented with pacemaker-associated endocarditis due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and also discuss the implications and treatment of this organism.
authors.affiliation: MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Zhenhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: DO, PhD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madeo
authors.affiliation: MD, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Shadab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Amgad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makaryus
authors.affiliation: MD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mejia
authors.affiliation: MD, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Tabassum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasmin
keywords: CIED; CT; Endocarditis; HACEK; TEE