Cardiobacterium hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis: an infrequent infection

• Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 327 - 329
• Main Authors: Pousios, Dimitrios, Gao, Fangfei, Tsang, Geoff M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2012
• Subjects: 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; endocarditis; homograft; bacterial; cardiovascular diseases; anti-Infective agents
• ISSN: 0218-4923; 1816-5370
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492311423154

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.