Corynebacterium CDC group A-4 native valve endocarditis.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology ·Vol. 10 ·No. 12 ·1991-12-00 ·Pages 1056-7

Lifshitz A, Arber N, Pras E, Samra Z, Pinkhas J, Sidi Y

Abstract

A patient with endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium CDC Group A-4 is described. This is the first case in the literature of endocarditis caused by this bacteria, and is unique in that the patient was immune competent and the infection occurred on a native valve. This case illustrates that corynebacteria cannot be considered a contaminant and that the exact pathogen should be identified.

MeSH Terms

Aged Ampicillin/therapeutic use Corynebacterium/isolation & purification Corynebacterium Infections/drug therapy,microbiology Drug Administration Schedule Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy,microbiology Gentamicins/therapeutic use Heart Valves/microbiology Humans Injections, Intravenous Male

Chemicals

Gentamicins Ampicillin

Authors & Affiliations

6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Lifshitz A

Department of Internal Medicine D, Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Petah Tiqva, Israel.

Arber N

Pras E

Samra Z

Pinkhas J

Sidi Y

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Article Info

Journal

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Abbr.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

ISSN

0934-9723

DOI

10.1007/BF01984928

Published

1991-12-00

Pages

1056-7

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

8804297

Subset

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