Clostridioides difficile from intracardiac vegetation

Rama Chaudhry; Swati Khullar; Nazneen Arif; Tanu Sagar; Danishwar Meena; Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102350

Clostridioides difficile from intracardiac vegetation

Anaerobe. 2021 Jun:69:102350. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102350. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Authors

Rama Chaudhry¹, Swati Khullar², Nazneen Arif³, Tanu Sagar⁴, Danishwar Meena⁵, Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33610766
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102350

Abstract

Extracolonic manifestations by Clostridioides difficile are uncommon. Here, we report a case of monomicrobial C. difficile intracardiac vegetation in a 11-year-old girl with a predisposed heart disease who responded well to the treatment. C. difficile has been isolated from a variety of specimens outside the intestinal tract and is not always associated with gastrointestinal symptoms.

Keywords: Diarrhea; Endocarditis; Extracolonic Clostridioides difficile.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
Clostridium Infections / drug therapy*
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Metronidazole / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Metronidazole