Cardiobacterium hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis: an infrequent infection

A case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis in a 67-year-old woman is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by a positive blood culture and echocardiographic detection of aortic valve vegetations. The patient underwent replacement of the valve with a homograft, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2012-06, Vol.20 (3), p.327-329
Hauptverfasser:	Pousios, Dimitrios, Gao, Fangfei, Tsang, Geoff M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve - microbiology Aortic Valve - surgery Cardiobacterium - isolation & purification Device Removal Echocardiography, Doppler, Color Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnostic imaging Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation Humans Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnostic imaging Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery Reoperation Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis in a 67-year-old woman is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by a positive blood culture and echocardiographic detection of aortic valve vegetations. The patient underwent replacement of the valve with a homograft, and received antibiotics postoperatively. She remained well after 12 months.
ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/0218492311423154