title: Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus.
abstract: Although Brucella endocarditis is a rare complication of human brucellosis, it is the main cause of the mortality in this disease. Traditionally, the therapeutic approach to endocarditis caused by Brucella species requires a combination of antimicrobial therapy and valve replacement surgery. In the literature, only a few cases of mitral prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Brucella species have been successfully treated without reoperation. We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a prosthetic mitral valve infected by Brucella abortus who was cured solely by medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Ah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong-Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Kwan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Brucella abortus; Cardiac valve prosthesis; Infective endocarditis