Eikenella corrodens infective endocarditis in a previously healthy non-drug user

R W Watkin; N Baker; S Lang; J Ment

doi:10.1007/s10096-002-0846-6

Eikenella corrodens infective endocarditis in a previously healthy non-drug user

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Dec;21(12):890-1. doi: 10.1007/s10096-002-0846-6. Epub 2002 Dec 11.

Authors

R W Watkin¹, N Baker, S Lang, J Ment

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 2TH, UK, [email protected]

PMID: 12525927
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0846-6

Abstract

Reported here is a case of Eikenella corrodens aortic valve infective endocarditis presenting as a stroke in a previously healthy 31-year-old man. The patient had no evidence of structural heart disease and reported no history of intravenous drug use or recent dental treatment. There are no other cases reported in the available literature in which this microorganism has caused endocarditis in the absence of recognised risk factors.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Eikenella corrodens / isolation & purification*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Stroke / complications

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents