Legionella native valve endocarditis case report and review of literature

Baumgartner, Verena; Eich, Gerhard; Christen, Stefan; Chmiel, Corinne

doi:10.3823/1885

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“…Legionella mostly causes pneumonia by direct inhalation of contaminated aerosol. Extrapulmonary manifestations of Legionella infections include myocarditis, pericarditis, and endocarditis [6][7][8]. Compain et al [9] reported in a case of chronic endocarditis caused by Legionella Anisa in the bioprosthetic aortic valve.…”

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A Case of Comorbidity of Complicated Infective Endocarditis and Severe Pneumonia Due to Legionella Pneumophila

Gültekin¹,

Küçükateş²,

Balkan³

et al. 2021

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A Case of Comorbidity of Complicated Infective Endocarditis and Severe Pneumonia Due to Legionella Pneumophila

Gültekin¹,

Küçükateş²,

Balkan³

et al. 2021

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“…It was first discovered in 1984, and only 16 cases had been reported by 2016. Of these 16 patients, only two had healthy and normal heart valves, and the others had a history of valve surgery (26). PCR and culture-based methods are the gold standards for Legionella detection.…”

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Fastidious Bacterial Pathogens in Replaced Heart Valves: The First Report of Bartonella quintana and Legionella steeli in Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis from Iran

Aghamohammad,

Amirjamshidi,

Shams Nosrati

et al. 2023

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Background: Infectious endocarditis is a rare infectious disease of the cardiac endothelium, but blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) should be considered. Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of possible infectious agents of BCNE. Methods: Real-time PCR and PCR sequencing were used to identify Coxiella burnetii, Tropheryma whipplei, Brucella spp., Legionella spp., and Bartonella spp. 16srRNA sequencing was used for the samples with negative results of PCR sequencing and real-time PCR. Results: Among the 59 positive results, the rates of Bartonella spp., Legionella spp., and Brucella spp. were 8.5%, 5.1%, and 3.4%, respectively. C. burnetii and T. whipplei were not detected. 16srRNA sequencing revealed 1 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, 1 Aeribacillus spp. and 1 uncultured bacterium. Conclusions: The rate of some bacteria that are difficult to detect with routine laboratory tests was high in our study, and it seems that hospitals should use dedicated technology to detect BCNE pathogens.

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Legionella native valve endocarditis case report and review of literature

Abstract: Background: Legionella native valve endocarditis is exceedingly rare, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case complicated by a septic spleen infarction.

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A Case of Comorbidity of Complicated Infective Endocarditis and Severe Pneumonia Due to Legionella Pneumophila

A Case of Comorbidity of Complicated Infective Endocarditis and Severe Pneumonia Due to Legionella Pneumophila

Fastidious Bacterial Pathogens in Replaced Heart Valves: The First Report of Bartonella quintana and Legionella steeli in Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis from Iran

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