Granulicatella elegans native valve infective endocarditis:: case report and review

被引：9

作者：

Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.

Kiwan, Ghassan

Murrar, Haithem

机构：

[1] Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Internal Med Serv Div, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia

[2] Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Cardiol Serv Div, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia

来源：

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 2007年 / 57卷 / 04期

关键词：

endocarditis; Granulicatella elegans; Granulicatells;

D O I：

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.10.005

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Granulicatella elegans is a fastidious organism that is rarely implicated as a cause of infective endocarditis. Here, we describe a patient with mitral valve prolapse who developed G. elegans endocarditis. The organism was isolated from blood cultures and the patient had mitral valvuloplasty and repair, and completed a course of 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics with no sequela. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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