Rothia dentocariosa Endocarditis: An Especially Rare Case in a Previously Healthy Man.
Rothia dentocariosa is a rare gram-positive bacterial organism, one of the group of microbes that normally resides in the mouth and respiratory tract. R. dentocariosa rarely causes disease. Documented cases occur chiefly in patients with valvular or dental disease, or both. We report the case of a previously healthy 58-year-old man who presented with evidence of bacterial endocarditis caused by this organism-which originated from an elusive source. His endocarditis was successfully treated with mitral valve replacement and the administration of antibiotic agents.
David
D
Fridman
Ali
A
Chaudhry
John
J
Makaryus
Karen
K
Black
Amgad N
AN
Makaryus
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-bacterial agents/therapeutic use; Rothia dentocariosa/gram-positive; embolism, septic; endocarditis, bacterial/drug therapy; endophthalmitis, endogenous; heart valve diseases/drug therapy/surgery; mitral regurgitation; sepsis/etiology