Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Pasteurella dagmatis, Germany

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 10; pp. 2202 - 2204
• Main Authors: Rottmann, Felix A, Schorle, Peter, Giesen, Roland, Jäger, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2024; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bacteria; Bites and stings; Cats; Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology; Germany; Health aspects; Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects; Heart Valve Prosthesis - microbiology; Humans; Implants, Artificial; Infection; Infective endocarditis; Male; Pasteurella - genetics; Pasteurella - isolation & purification; Pasteurella dagmatis; Pasteurella Infections - diagnosis; Pasteurella Infections - drug therapy; Pasteurella Infections - microbiology; Penicillin G; Prosthesis; Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis; Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy; Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology; prosthetic valve endocarditis; Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by; Research Letter; Tazobactam; Treatment Outcome; zoonoses; Germany; zoonoses; Pasteurella dagmatis; cats; bacteria; prosthetic valve endocarditis; Germany
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid3010.240727

An 81-year-old male patient in Germany had prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pasteurella dagmatis after a domestic cat bite. We surgically treated a paravalvular abscess and administered definitive antibiotic therapy consisting of penicillin G and levofloxacin. The patient was discharged from the intensive care unit in good condition 21 days after the surgery.