Brevibacterium Endocarditis: A First Report

There are few case reports of infections caused by Brevibacterium species, and there have been no previously reported cases of endocarditis caused by any of the 6 known species of Brevibacterium. We report the first case of Brevibacterium endocarditis (caused by Brevibacterium otitidis) in a patient...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.35 (2), p.e20-e21
Main Authors: Dass, Krishna N., Smith, Margo A., Gill, Vee J., Goldstein, Steven A., Lucey, Daniel R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinomycetales Infections - diagnosis
Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy
Administration, Oral
Aged
Brevibacterium - isolation & purification
Brevibacterium - pathogenicity
Drug Administration Schedule
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis - microbiology
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology
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Summary:There are few case reports of infections caused by Brevibacterium species, and there have been no previously reported cases of endocarditis caused by any of the 6 known species of Brevibacterium. We report the first case of Brevibacterium endocarditis (caused by Brevibacterium otitidis) in a patient with prosthetic heart valves. The patient responded to 6 weeks of treatment with vancomycin and 2 weeks with gentamicin, and she has been receiving long-term maintenance therapy with oral azithromycin.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/340984