Successful management of Rothia aeria endocarditis with renal transplantation patient: A case report

Rothia aeria endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve: case report

“…Three cases had a previous history of dental caries and the neonatal sepsis occurred after maternal tooth extraction. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 These previous case reports show that R. aeria is capable of infecting various body sites and also show that infection by this agent is probably more in immunocompromised patients, as some patients were on immunosuppressive medications. 3 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 All five case reports of endocarditis by R. aeria had central nervous system embolic complications; two cases had fatal central nervous system hemorrhage.…”

“… 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 These previous case reports show that R. aeria is capable of infecting various body sites and also show that infection by this agent is probably more in immunocompromised patients, as some patients were on immunosuppressive medications. 3 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 All five case reports of endocarditis by R. aeria had central nervous system embolic complications; two cases had fatal central nervous system hemorrhage. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 In one recent case report of mitral valve endocarditis with confirmed brain septic emboli, prompt antibiotic treatment and urgent metallic mitral valve replacement may have prevented further complications and allowed the patient to be successfully discharged on outpatient antibiotic treatment.…”

“… 3 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 All five case reports of endocarditis by R. aeria had central nervous system embolic complications; two cases had fatal central nervous system hemorrhage. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 In one recent case report of mitral valve endocarditis with confirmed brain septic emboli, prompt antibiotic treatment and urgent metallic mitral valve replacement may have prevented further complications and allowed the patient to be successfully discharged on outpatient antibiotic treatment. 4 So far, our case is the only R. aeria endocarditis infection where embolic complications have not occurred.…”

“…After a literature search of R. aeria infections, our case is the eleventh case report of clinical infection and the sixth case report of endocarditis. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 The case reports include five cases of endocarditis, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 one case of neck abscess, 8 one case of shoulder joint infection 9 ; two cases of lung infection 10 , 11 ; and one case of neonatal sepsis, 12 as shown in Table 1 . Three cases had a previous history of dental caries and the neonatal sepsis occurred after maternal tooth extraction.…”

Rothia aeria vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult: Case report and literature review

“…Our review of the literature revealed seventeen case reports of non-dental infection caused by R. aeria ( Table 1 ). The most common manifestations of R. aeria infection were endocarditis noted in eight cases [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] and respiratory tract infection noted in four cases [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] . Joint infection [16] , [17] , skin abscess [18] and tubal-ovarian abscess [19] caused by R. aeria were less commonly described.…”