First definite case of aortic valve endocarditis due to Moraxella phenylpyruvica

M F Tripodi; L E Adinolfi; P Rosario; E Ragone; R Utili

doi:10.1007/s10096-002-0744-y

First definite case of aortic valve endocarditis due to Moraxella phenylpyruvica

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Jun;21(6):480-2. doi: 10.1007/s10096-002-0744-y. Epub 2002 Jun 11.

Authors

M F Tripodi¹, L E Adinolfi, P Rosario, E Ragone, R Utili

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via D. Cotugno 1 (c/o Ospedale Gesù e Maria), 80135 Naples, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 12111609
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0744-y

Abstract

Described here is the first definite case of endocarditis due to Moraxella phenylpyruvica, which occurred in a 50-year-old male with a bicuspid aortic valve. The diagnosis was delayed because of the confounding positivity of the Widal and Wright tests. The patient was cured with surgical valve replacement and antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Moraxella* / classification