Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis occurring on native heart valves

Sylvie Dargere; Michel Vergnaud; Renaud Verdon; Eric Saloux; Olivier Le Page; Roland Leclercq; Claude Bazin

doi:10.1128/JCM.40.6.2308-2310.2002

Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis occurring on native heart valves

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jun;40(6):2308-10. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2308-2310.2002.

Authors

Sylvie Dargere¹, Michel Vergnaud, Renaud Verdon, Eric Saloux, Olivier Le Page, Roland Leclercq, Claude Bazin

Affiliation

¹ Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Cote de Nacre University Hospital, 14033 Caen, France. dargere-s@chu-caen.fr

Abstract

We report the first case of Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis developing on normal native heart valves. Using phenotypic and molecular methods, a precise identification of this naturally vancomycin-resistant species allowed an optimal antibiotic therapy and the patient's recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Enterococcus / classification*
Enterococcus / isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / microbiology*