Relapse of Enterococcus hirae prosthetic valve endocarditis

J P Talarmin; S Pineau; A Guillouzouic; D Boutoille; C Giraudeau; A Reynaud; D Lepelletier; S Corvec

doi:10.1128/JCM.02049-10

Relapse of Enterococcus hirae prosthetic valve endocarditis

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar;49(3):1182-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02049-10. Epub 2011 Jan 19.

Authors

J P Talarmin¹, S Pineau, A Guillouzouic, D Boutoille, C Giraudeau, A Reynaud, D Lepelletier, S Corvec

Affiliation

¹ CHU de Nantes, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France.

Abstract

Enterococcus hirae, a gram-positive bacterium, is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We report an unusual case of a relapse of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to E. hirae 6 months after the initial episode. Clonal relationship was proven by genomic analysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology
Enterococcus / classification
Enterococcus / genetics
Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
Female
Genotype
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
Humans
Molecular Typing
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology
Recurrence