title: Bacteremia caused by Bergeyella zoohelcum in an infective endocarditis patient: case report and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bergeyella zoohelcum is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium that is frequently isolated from the upper respiratory tract of dogs, cats and other mammals. Clinically, B. zoohelcum has been reported causing cellulitis, tenosynovitis, leg abscess and septicemia, which is closely connected with animal bites. Here we describe a case of bacteremia in an infective endocarditis (IE) patient caused by B. zoohelcum, in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 27-year-old infective endocarditis woman who had no history of dog bite nor other mammal exposure suffered bacteremia caused by B. zoohelcum. This patient, without evidence of polymicrobial infection, was treated with cefuroxime and had a good outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  B. zoolhelcum bacteremia is rarely reported in IE patients. Our report expands the range of known bacterial causes of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Yili
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Penghao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
authors.forename: Zhongwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China. nancy20151031@163.com.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002415:Cats; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology; D002681:China; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Bacteremia; Bergeyella zoohelcum; Infective endocarditis