Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perival...

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Published in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-9
Main Authors: Blattman, Negin N., Loli, Akil, Rivera-Bonilla, Tomas, Orme, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Cardiology
Case Report
Catheters
Electrocardiography
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Mortality
Nosocomial infections
Surgery
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perivalvular abscess.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2015/324675