Streptococcus bovis clone causing two episodes of endocarditis 8 years apart

K Mühlemann; S Graf; M G Täuber

doi:10.1128/JCM.37.3.862-863.1999

Streptococcus bovis clone causing two episodes of endocarditis 8 years apart

J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Mar;37(3):862-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.3.862-863.1999.

Authors

K Mühlemann¹, S Graf, M G Täuber

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. muehlemann@imm.unibe.ch

Abstract

A patient had endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis twice 8 years apart. According to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) the two isolates were identical. Seven unrelated blood isolates of S. bovis yielded unique PFGE patterns. Considering this heterogeneous population structure our findings demonstrate the long-term persistence of an S. bovis clone in a patient with recurrent endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Endocarditis, Bacterial / blood
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Streptococcal Infections / blood
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus bovis* / isolation & purification
Time Factors