Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Infective Endocarditis Confirmed by Broad-range PCR Diagnosis: A Case Report

Highlights • Case of infective endocarditis caused by a rare pathogen, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is presented. • Aggregatibacter aphrophilu s can’t be detected by common culture methods. • Br-PCR testing is a useful tool to identify pathogens of culture negative endocarditis. • Serum PR3-ANCA can...

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Published inInternational journal of surgery case reports Vol. 31; pp. 150 - 153
Main Authors Hirano, Koji, Tokui, Toshiya, Inagaki, Masahiro, Fujii, Taro, Maze, Yasumi, Toyoshima, Hirokazu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
Elsevier
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
Broad-range polymerase chain reaction
Case Report
Culture-negative endocarditis
Infective endocarditis
Proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Surgery
Case report
infective endocarditis
serum proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Culture-negative endocarditis
br-PCR
broad-range polymerase chain reaction
PR3-ANCA
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
IE
Proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Infective endocarditis
Broad-range polymerase chain reaction
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Summary:Highlights • Case of infective endocarditis caused by a rare pathogen, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is presented. • Aggregatibacter aphrophilu s can’t be detected by common culture methods. • Br-PCR testing is a useful tool to identify pathogens of culture negative endocarditis. • Serum PR3-ANCA can be positive in Aggregatibacter aphrophilus endocarditis.
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ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.01.041