Rare but Not Infrequent: Infective Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva
Joint Authors
Chowdhury, Sonia
German, Matthew L.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endocarditis (IE) is defined by an infection of a native or prosthetic heart valve, the mural endocardium, or an indwelling cardiac device.
Although viridan-group streptococci (VGS) and Staphylococci species have collectively been considered as the most common cause of endocarditis, uncommon pathogens may also lead to the disease with significant morbidity and mortality.
Abiotrophia defectiva, a nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS), is a virulent bacterium that preferentially affects endovascular structure and is implicated in many culture-negative endocarditis with dreadful complications such as heart failure, septic embolization, and valve destruction.
Here, we report a case of a 60-year-old male patient, with a past medical history significant for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, who was incidentally found to have mitral valve vegetative mass with an uncommon agent, A.
defectiva.
The patient was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy.
The objective of this article is to describe the possibility of uncommon cause of common diseases and raises awareness of infective endocarditis caused by A.
defectiva among clinicians and microbiologists.
Early and proper identification of this pathogen is important to achieve a better outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chowdhury, Sonia& German, Matthew L.. 2018. Rare but Not Infrequent: Infective Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144562
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chowdhury, Sonia& German, Matthew L.. Rare but Not Infrequent: Infective Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144562
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chowdhury, Sonia& German, Matthew L.. Rare but Not Infrequent: Infective Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144562
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144562