Language
English
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-14-4980
PMID
27127436
PMCID
PMC4845569
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-1-2016
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Abstract
Enterococci are common organisms associated with endocarditis, but infection by Enterococcus durans is very rare. To our knowledge, only 3 cases have been reported in the medical literature, and all 3 have involved native valves. Here we publish the first reported case (to our knowledge) of E. durans endocarditis in association with a bioprosthetic aortic valve. After the organism and its antibiotic susceptibility were identified, the 74-year-old male patient was treated successfully with teicoplanin and gentamicin, over a course of 6 weeks.
Keywords
Aortic valve, bioprosthetic; drug resistance, multiple, bacterial; drug therapy, combination; endocarditis, bacterial/therapy; Enterococcus durans/drug effects/isolation & purification; gentamicins/therapeutic use; microbial sensitivity tests; teicoplanin/therapeutic use
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Luca Fallavollita, Lorena Di Gioacchino, and Fabrizio Balestrini, "Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis in Association with Enterococcus durans" (2016). The Texas Heart Institute Journal. 212.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/texasheartinstituejournal/212