Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis

Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis

A case of non-nosocomial, spontaneously occurring endocarditis caused by growth of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus on a prolapsed mitral valve is reported. Despite the organism's high susceptibility in vitro the patient responded slowly to antibiotic treatment. Colony adherence to agar surface and...

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Veröffentlicht in:European Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1985-08, Vol.4 (4), p.422-424
Hauptverfasser: Prag, J, Kjøller, E, Espersen, F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Endocarditis - microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Prolapse - microbiology
Staphylococcus - isolation & purification
Staphylococcus - pathogenicity
Stomatococcus mucilaginosus
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Zusammenfassung:A case of non-nosocomial, spontaneously occurring endocarditis caused by growth of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus on a prolapsed mitral valve is reported. Despite the organism's high susceptibility in vitro the patient responded slowly to antibiotic treatment. Colony adherence to agar surface and absent or weak catalase reaction differentiated this gram-positive coccus from coagulase-negative staphylococci and micrococci.
ISSN:0722-2211
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/BF02148699