Native valve endocarditis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in an immunocompetent individual

Selçuk Kaya; Eda Gençalioğlu; Seval Sönmez Yıldırım; Gökalp Altun; Gürdal Yılmaz; Iftihar Köksal

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.059931-0

Native valve endocarditis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in an immunocompetent individual

J Med Microbiol. 2013 Dec;62(Pt 12):1911-1913. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.059931-0. Epub 2013 Sep 26.

Authors

Selçuk Kaya¹, Eda Gençalioğlu¹, Seval Sönmez Yıldırım¹, Gökalp Altun², Gürdal Yılmaz¹, Iftihar Köksal¹

Affiliations

¹ Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
² Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.

PMID: 24072768
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.059931-0

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a very rare clinical form caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. It is rarely seen in immunocompetent individuals. Even after surgery it may entail mortality rates as high as 30-40 %. This report describes a case of native valve endocarditis caused by E. rhusiopathiae and cured with crystallized penicillin G and surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / diet therapy
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diet therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Erysipelothrix / drug effects
Erysipelothrix / isolation & purification*
Erysipelothrix Infections / diagnosis*
Erysipelothrix Infections / diet therapy
Erysipelothrix Infections / microbiology
Female
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents