Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis presenting as acute embolic stroke: A case report and review of the literature

Chentanez, Teera; Khawcharoenporn, Thana; Chokrungvaranon, Nalurporn; Joyner, James H.

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.01.002

Cited by 17 publications

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“…A recent review found that 77% of patients with C hominis endocarditis have been treated successfully with penicillin alone, ceftriaxone alone or penicillin plus an aminoglycoside 26. It should be noted, however, that isolates with β-lactamase production have been reported 27…”

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HACEK-induced endocarditis

Wassef¹,

Rizkalla

Shaukat

et al. 2013

BMJ Case Reports

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A 61-year-old patient with diabetes had a bio-prosthetic aortic valve replacement 3 years before admission. He complained of lethargy, night sweats, decreased appetite and erratic blood glucose with no weight loss. He had splinter haemorrhage and a systolic ejection murmur at the aortic area. Chest and abdominal examination revealed no abnormality. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein were raised. He had several sets of blood cultures and he was started on empirical vancomycin, rifampicin and gentamicin. Transthoracic echocardiography showed vegetation on the base of the anterior mitral leaflet, which was confirmed by a trans-oesophageal echocardiography. Blood culture was positive for Haemophilus aphrophilus, and he was started on ceftriaxone for 6 weeks instead of vancomycin and rifampicin and continued gentamicin for 2 weeks. Follow-up echocardiography showed no evidence of vegetations. The patient recovered completely and he was discharged home.

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HACEK-induced endocarditis

Wassef¹,

Rizkalla

Shaukat

et al. 2013

BMJ Case Reports

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“…Aunque su patogenicidad es baja, son causantes de 1-3% de las endocarditis 2 afectando a pacientes con válvulas dañadas o protésicas en un curso típicamente insidioso que se traduce en una latencia diagnóstica de uno a tres meses. Se han comunicado aproximadamente 100 casos de endocarditis por C. hominis y sólo uno de pericarditis 4,5 . Cardiobacterium hominis se caracteriza por ser un patógeno infectante de curso crónico, con hemocultivos habitualmente negativos por su crecimiento lento 6,7 . Aunque tiene una buena susceptibilidad a penicilina 8 , se han aislado cepas productoras de betalactamasas, por lo que las cefalosporinas de tercera generación, como ceftriaxona, son actualmente los fármacos de elección 9,10 . De los miembros del grupo HACEK, C. hominis produce casi exclusivamente endocarditis, a diferencia de los otros microorganismos que producen infecciones gastrointestinales, ginecológicas, dentales, hepáticas, oftálmicas, óseas, etc.…”

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Pericarditis bacteriana por Cardiobacterium hominis: un caso clínico inusual

Salinas

Irígoin

Calvo

et al. 2016

Rev. chil. infectol.

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“…Few data are available concerning the characteristics of this specific infective endocarditis [2][3][4].A 56-year-old man, with a history of Bentall procedure, was referred to our institution for suspected infective endocarditis. He was evolving with a three-week history of fever, chills and night sweats.…”

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“…Few data are available concerning the characteristics of this specific infective endocarditis [2][3][4].…”

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