title: Enterococcus faecium small colony variant endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Small colony variants (SCV) are slow-growing subpopulations of bacteria usually associated with auxotrophism, causing persistent or recurrent infections. Enterococcus faecalis SCV have been seldom described, and only one case of Enterococcus faecium SCV has been reported, associated with sepsis in a leukaemia patient. Here we report the first case described of bacteraemia and endocarditis by SCV E. faecium in an immunocompetent patient.
authors: Servicio de Microbiología, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: S Hernández
authors: SH
authors: Egido
authors: Servicio de Microbiología, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: M Siller
authors: MS
authors: Ruiz
authors: Unidad de Consulta y Atención Inmediata, Servicio de Medicina Interna-Clínico, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Inés Revuelta
authors: Servicio de Microbiología, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: I García
authors: IG
authors: García
authors: Servicio de Microbiología, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain; Grupo de Investigación Reconocido MICRAPE, Salamanca, Spain; Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas y del Diagnóstico, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: J L Muñoz
authors: JL
authors: Bellido
keywords: Endocarditis; Enterococcus; Enterococcus faecium; sepsis; small colony variant