Infective endocarditis caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum: a case report

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is an organism that commonly causes pharyngitis and wound infections. It does not usually cause systemic invasive disease. The organism presents a difficult diagnostic problem because the Clinical Microbiology laboratory has a propensity to view them as diphtheroid organ...

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Published in:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials 2011-05, Vol.10 (1), p.17-17
Main Authors: Wong, Vanessa, Turmezei, Tom, Cartmill, Maria, Soo, Shiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
Anaerobic bacteria
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Arcanobacterium - drug effects
Arcanobacterium - isolation & purification
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Causes of
Diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Infective endocarditis
Young Adult
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Summary:Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is an organism that commonly causes pharyngitis and wound infections. It does not usually cause systemic invasive disease. The organism presents a difficult diagnostic problem because the Clinical Microbiology laboratory has a propensity to view them as diphtheroid organisms of the Corynebacterium species, thus contaminants or normal flora. We describe a case of a 21-year-old female who had endocarditis with cerebral emboli due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. This rare condition is associated with significant mortality and to the best of our knowledge; this is the first successfully treated case of A. haemolyticum endocarditis complicated by embolic phenomenon.
ISSN:1476-0711
1476-0711
DOI:10.1186/1476-0711-10-17