title: Intraoperative diagnosis of mitral valve endocarditis secondary to Paenibacillus provencensis.
abstract: We report the first case of infective endocarditis caused by Paenibacillus provencensis. A mitral valve vegetation was incidentally discovered by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography in a 70-year-old woman undergoing aortic valve replacement. The precise identification of the causative agent was by means of genotypic characterisation with 16S rDNA gene sequencing. The patient was successfully treated with a 6-week course of antibiotics postoperatively, following debridement of the valve vegetation.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester , UK.
authors: A-C
authors: AC
authors: Pinho-Gomes
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester , UK.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nasir
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester , UK.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Mosca
authors: Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester , UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mirza
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester , UK.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kadir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D056507:Paenibacillus
keywords: Bacterial endocarditis; Cardiac surgery; Mitral valve; Paenibacillus provencensis