Cardiobacterium hominis and Cardiobacterium valvarum: Two case stories with infective episodes in pacemaker treated patients
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- Cardiobacterium hominis and Cardiobacterium valvarum: Two Case Stories with Infective Episodes in Pacemaker Treated Patients
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Introduction: Cardiobacterium hominis and Cardiobacterium valvarum are well known, though rare, etiologic agents of infective endocarditis. Cardiac devices are increasingly implanted. Case Reports: Two cases of infective episodes in pacemaker (PM) treated patients with respectively C. hominis and C. valvarum are presented. In one case blood-culture bottles yielded growth of C. hominis at two episodes with two years apart. At the second episode a vegetation was recognized at the PM lead and the PM device and lead was removed. In the C. valvarum case, echocardiography revealed a bicuspid aortic valve with severe regurgitation and a more than 1 cm sized vegetation. Conclusion: The cases illustrate the diversity in disease severity by Cardiobacterium species. Careful follow up has to be performed in order not to overlook a relatively silent relapsing infection.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Open Microbiology Journal |
Volume | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 183-187 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 1874-2858 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
- Antibiotic treatment, Cardiac device, Cardiobacterium hominis, Cardiobacterium valvarum, Infective endocarditis
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