TY - JOUR
T1 - First report of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium striatum
T2 - Successful medical treatment. Case report and literature review
AU - Mashavi, Margarita
AU - Soifer, Elena
AU - Harpaz, David
AU - Beigel, Yitzhak
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - A rare case of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium striatum, treated medically, is reported. While this organism has been described in a few cases of native valve endocarditis, only two cases of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis have been reported. We herewith report the first case of successful medical treatment of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to C. striatum, emphasizing the complicated clinical course and reviewing the literature regarding diagnosis and therapeutical approach.
AB - A rare case of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium striatum, treated medically, is reported. While this organism has been described in a few cases of native valve endocarditis, only two cases of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis have been reported. We herewith report the first case of successful medical treatment of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis due to C. striatum, emphasizing the complicated clinical course and reviewing the literature regarding diagnosis and therapeutical approach.
KW - Corynebacterium striatum
KW - Endocarditis
KW - Prosthetic mitral valve
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.027
DO - 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.027
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AN - SCOPUS:33645955297
SN - 0163-4453
VL - 52
SP - e139-e141
JO - Journal of Infection
JF - Journal of Infection
IS - 5
ER -