A Case of Infective Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in Korea
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 229-233, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-28864
ABSTRACT
Abiotrophia defectiva, a nutritionally variant streptococci can cause bacteremia, brain abscess, septic arthritis and in rare cases, infective endocarditis, which accounts for 5-6% of all cases. A. defectiva is characteristically difficult to diagnose and the mortality, morbidity and complication rates are high. Here, we discuss a case of infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva. A 62-year-old female had previously undergone prosthetic valve replacement 6 years prior to admission. She developed infective endocarditis after tooth extraction. Her endocarditis was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy and mitral valve replacement surgery. This is the first case of infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva reported in Korea. This case shows that A. defectiva could be considered as a causative organism of infective endocarditis in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tooth Extraction
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Brain Abscess
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Arthritis, Infectious
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Mortality
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Bacteremia
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Endocarditis
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Abiotrophia
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Korea
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Mitral Valve
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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