Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Jul;21(7):697-700. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200207000-00018.

Abstract

Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly designated as the member of nutritionally variant streptococci, is a part of normal oral flora and may be a cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva involving the mitral valve in a 12-year-old girl. She received antibiotic treatment for 8 weeks and was symptom-free 6 months after discharge. We also reviewed the pediatric cases of nutritionally variant streptococcal endocarditis published in the English literature since 1971.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Child
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus / classification*
  • Taiwan
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents