The Brief Case: An Unusual Cause of Infective Endocarditis after a Urological Procedure

Diallo, K.; Ferrand, Janina; Goehringer, François; Selton‐Suty, Christine; Folliguet, Thierry; Alauzet, Corentine; Lozniewski, Alain

doi:10.1128/jcm.01400-17

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“…Infections attributed to A. schaalii and A. turicensis have the potential to be subject to underdiagnosis. Because of their sluggish rate of proliferation and their resemblance to the indigenous microbial community residing on the skin and mucous membranes, the identification of these entities based on cultural attributes poses challenges ( Diallo et al., 2018 ). With the use of conventional phenotypic tests, such as API system, Rapid ID 32A system, and Rapid ANA II system tests, A. schaalii may be misidentified as Gardnerella vaginalis , Arcanobacterium spp., Actinomyces meyeri , or Actinomyces israelii ( Lotte et al., 2016 ).…”

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Case report: A rare case of skin abscess caused by coinfection of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis

Liu,

Sun,

et al. 2024

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

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Skin abscess is one of the most common infections of the skin and soft tissues. However, anaerobic bacteria are infrequently identified as the causative agents of this particular form of abscess. In this case, a 34-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed with a skin abscess with the use of ultrasonography. The microbiological analysis results of the purulent fluid revealed the coinfection of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis. The patient was first treated empirically with 3 days of cefathiamidine, which resulted in no symptom improvement. Subsequently, a surgical procedure involving incision and draining was performed, with the administration of ceftriaxone. After 7 days of antibiotic intervention, the patient exhibited a satisfactory recovery. Clinicians need to be aware of other types of infections that might be attributed to Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis, in addition to urinary tract infections.

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Case report: A rare case of skin abscess caused by coinfection of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis

Liu,

Sun,

et al. 2024

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

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“…Scientific literature data testify about cases of the development of infectious endocarditis in patients with inflammatory pathology of the urinary system [6]. But the number of the described clinical cases with the proven connection of the infectious process in different body systems is not so great [5].…”

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“…It has been reported that more than one third of IE cases in recent years were associated with the provision of medical care (nosocomial or outpatient assistance) [4]. There is evidence of an infectious cardiac inflammatory process development with chronic persistent pathologies of other organs and systems [5]. The more frequent spread of inflammatory diseases in different organs and systems, as well as the grouping of several of these predisposing factors with age, probably explains the increased incidence of infective endocarditis among people aged 65 years and older [2].…”

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Infective Endocarditis of Aortal and Mitral Heart Valves at Chronic Urosepsis

Romaniuk¹,

Лекан²,

Loyko³

2021

Novosti Khirurgii

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Infective endocarditis (IE) is a multisystem disease that results from an infection, usually a bacterial one, on the endocardial heart surface. A clinical case of a patient admitted to the department of cardiovascular surgery with a diagnosis of active infectious endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves with concomitant chronic urosepsis is described. According to the bacteriological study an etiological relationship between the origin of heart pathology and chronic urosepsis was established. The results of current methods of visual diagnostics on the basis of which the preoperative diagnosis was formed are also described. Prosthetics of the On-X 19 aortic valve and On-X 27/29 mitral valve was performed. The postoperative period and the features of its course were assessed, taking into account the etiological nature of infective endocarditis. This clinical case clearly shows that any chronic infectious process can cause damage to the endocardium, even with slowly developing processes of atypical origin, for example, the urinary system. Thus, this case indicates that it is necessary to examine a patient with acute and chronic infectious processes carefully and comprehensively for infective endocarditis, since in the early stages the disease manifests itself gradually; and this helps prevent serious complications in the future.

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“…Isolated were identified using the analytical profile index (API) system and the Vitek2 automated system (BioMerieux). Susceptibilities were identified using the disk diffusion method or the Vitek 2 system, according to the breakpoints recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute [ 9 ].…”

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Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Predict Discharge in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Pyelonephritis: A Study From Karachi, Pakistan

Syed¹,

Rehman²,

Amin³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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The incidence of acute pyelonephritis (APN) in the diabetic population is comparatively higher and tends to be more complicated, with serious outcomes. Although complicated pyelonephritis (PN) needs hospital admission and intravenous antibiotics, the magnitude of hospital stay due to comorbidities is limited. This study's aim was to assess the impact of diabetes mellitus on length of hospital stay among patients with PN. Methods We did a retrospective data review of 520 randomly selected hospitalized patients of PN from March 2015 to December 2019 from a tertiary care center. Electronic medical records were used for identifying medical conditions through ICD-10 coding. Length of stay (LOS) was categorized as < five days and ≥ five days. Chisquared tests were used to compare categorical parameters. Logistic regression models were used for multivariate analyses. Results The study included 520 patients with PN; 194 (37.3 %) men and 326 (62.7%) women. Overall, there were 353 (67.8 %) and 167 (32.1 %) patients with LOS < five and ≥ five days respectively. Most of the patients had lower urinary tract symptoms (90%); among them, the majority (92%) were discharged within five days. Likewise, half of the patients had diabetes (51.2); among them, 53% were discharged after five days. Older age (

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The Brief Case: An Unusual Cause of Infective Endocarditis after a Urological Procedure

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Case report: A rare case of skin abscess caused by coinfection of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis

Case report: A rare case of skin abscess caused by coinfection of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinomyces turicensis

Infective Endocarditis of Aortal and Mitral Heart Valves at Chronic Urosepsis

Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Predict Discharge in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Pyelonephritis: A Study From Karachi, Pakistan

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