Kingella kingae prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated by a paravalvular abscess

Isr Med Assoc J. 2009 Apr;11(4):251-3.

Authors

Amit Korach¹, Karen Olshtain-Pops, David Schwartz, Allon Moses

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 19603602

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / microbiology*
Abscess / therapy
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aortic Valve
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / therapy
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis* / microbiology
Humans
Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve
Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology
Neisseriaceae Infections / therapy
Penicillins / therapeutic use
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins