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Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2010 Mar; Vol. 48 (3), pp. 1008-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Dec 23. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii is a rare disease, with only 14 reported cases. Recently, A. neuii was added to the list of species implicated in endocarditis of native valves. We now report the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and the first successful control of endocarditis caused by this organism without surgical intervention.
- Subjects :
- Actinomycosis microbiology
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
Actinomyces isolation & purification
Actinomycosis diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1098-660X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20032249
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01106-09