title: Infective endocarditis - A word of caution on non-typical bacteria.
abstract: A previously healthy 52-year-old man presented to our department with remitting and relapsing fever for more than 6 weeks. During complex staged work-up, we revealed that he suffered from an Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis of the mitral valve with mitral regurgitation and vegetation requiring mitral valve replacement. He recovered well postoperatively and is currently being followed at our Outpatient Cardiology Clinic.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. ibrahim.akin@umm.de.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zompolou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behnes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elmas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borggrefe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akin
mesh_terms: D058835:Abiotrophia; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents