Pacemaker infection and endocarditis due to Parvimonas micra: A case report and systematic review

Anaerobe. 2021 Dec:72:102459. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102459. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis caused by Parvimonas micra is rare. Its clinical features are presented in this systematic review. We also describe the case of an 82-year-old man with infective endocarditis and pacemaker infection due to P. micra. There are some reports of recurrence during antimicrobial therapy; hence, careful follow-up is necessary.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Pacemaker infection; Parvimonas micra.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biomarkers
  • Disease Management
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Firmicutes / physiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / microbiology*
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biomarkers

Supplementary concepts

  • Parvimonas micra