Granulicatella elegans: a rare cause of infective endocarditis A Case Report
| Autor: | Y. L. C. P. Perera, W. D. Galagedara, S. P. Gunasekara, S. Wijekoon, N. S. Chandrasiri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 121-125 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2012-8169 2448-9654 |
| DOI: | 10.4038/sljid.v11i2.8397 |
| Popis: | Granulicatella elegans belongs to nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) which are found as normal microbiota of humans. It can cause infective endocarditis (IE) with a high mortality rate due to frequent treatment failure. A young male with a history of migraine presented with a short history of fever, shortness of breath and a pansystolic murmur in the mitral area. Three blood cultures were positive for Gram positive cocci in chains. With echocardiographic findings of a cardiac vegetation, a definitive diagnosis of infective endocarditis was made according to Modified Duke Criteria. The culture isolate was identified as Granulicatella elegans by the VIETK® identification system. He was treated with intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone and gentamicin with subsequent improvement. |
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