Corynebacterium minutissimum endocarditis: a case report and review

George Aperis; Ioannis Moyssakis

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2006.04.012

Corynebacterium minutissimum endocarditis: a case report and review

J Infect. 2007 Feb;54(2):e79-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.04.012. Epub 2006 Jun 6.

Authors

George Aperis¹, Ioannis Moyssakis

Affiliation

¹ Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Gray-Jackson Building, GRJ-516, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 16757031
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.04.012

Abstract

We present a rare case of infectious endocarditis in a 40-year old male with native valve, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum. The diagnosis was established with transesophageal echocardiogram. The patient was managed successfully with antibiotic therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Corynebacterium / classification
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
Corynebacterium Infections / diagnostic imaging
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Humans
Male