Mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis caused by an unusual microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an intravenous drug user

Ramzan M Zakir; Anthony Al-Dehneh; Leticia Dabu; Raj Kapila; Muhamed Saric

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.10.4893-4896.2004

Mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis caused by an unusual microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an intravenous drug user

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct;42(10):4893-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4893-4896.2004.

Authors

Ramzan M Zakir¹, Anthony Al-Dehneh, Leticia Dabu, Raj Kapila, Muhamed Saric

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of Gemella morbillorum mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis with perivalvular extension in a 44-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive man who is an active intravenous drug user together with review of all published cases. This is only the second reported case of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a prosthetic valve.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Bioprosthesis / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
HIV Infections / complications
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcaceae / isolation & purification*
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*