title: Gemella sanguinis endocarditis: first case report in Taiwan and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a case of infective endocarditis of the native aortic valve due to Gemella sanguinis in a 67-year-old Taiwanese man who had pre-existent valvular heart disease. He was successfully treated with aortic valve replacement accompanying a 6-week intravenous antibiotic treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of G sanguinis endocarditis in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: frankchy@tzuchi.com.tw.
authors.forename: Ching-Huei
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuei-Ton
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D058834:Gemella / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013624:Taiwan; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins
keywords: Gemella sanguinis; endocarditis