Enterococcus durans endocarditis in a patient with transposition of the great vessels

Abstract

A case of native valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus durans in a patient with transposition of the great vessels is reported. The patient was treated initially with gentamicin and ceftriaxone; after isolation of enterococci, ceftriaxone was switched to ampicillin. The only virulence factors established in the strain were haemolytic activity and biofilm formation.

Bacteremia caused by non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcus species at a Medical center in Taiwan, 2000 to 2008

“…29e32 Overall, liver cirrhosis was the most common underlying disease in these reported cases, and two of the five patients died. E. durans, another rare pathogen, has only sporadically been reported as a cause of endocarditis, 33 meningitis, 34 and catheter related infection. 35 In this study, one of the two elderly patients with E. durans bacteremia died.…”

Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in animal originated foods

“…These species are among the clinically significant species that are implicated in enterococcal infections. Although the vast majority of infections in humans are due to either E. faecalis or E. faecium (3,5), infections caused by other Enterococcus species including E. durans (23), E. avium (24), E. gallinarum (25,26), and E. casseliflavus (27) might also occur. Interestingly, we did not identify E. faecalis among VRE strains, which is the most common enterococci species found in foods.…”

FatalEnterococcus duransaortic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature

“…E durans has been isolated from clinical specimens (usually from the intestine of animals and less frequently in humans) but rarely causes human infections as it is known to have low virulence 9. Devriese et al 10 reviewed the literature on E durans and noted this organism to be an inhabitant of the gut of young chickens and calves.…”