An unusual etiological agent of implantable cardioverter device endocarditis: Corynebacterium mucifaciens

Adnan Kaya; Ahmet Ilker Tekkesin; Koray Kalenderoglu; Ahmet Taha Alper

doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2015.11.022

An unusual etiological agent of implantable cardioverter device endocarditis: Corynebacterium mucifaciens

Indian Heart J. 2016 Mar-Apr;68(2):190-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.11.022. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Authors

Adnan Kaya¹, Ahmet Ilker Tekkesin², Koray Kalenderoglu², Ahmet Taha Alper²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Abstract

Cardiac pacing devices and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are becoming the mainstay of therapy in cardiology and infective endocarditis (IE) and pocket infection; however, these devices require careful monitoring. Here, we describe a case of a 68-year-old female with an ICD presenting with a previously unknown etiological agent of IE, Corynebacterium mucifaciens.

Keywords: Corynebacterium mucifaciens; Endocarditis; Implantable cardioverter device.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
Corynebacterium Infections
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects
Defibrillators, Implantable / microbiology*
Device Removal
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Female
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed