Quadruple-valve infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva

Mislav Planinc; Marko Kutlesa; Bruno Barsic; Igor Rudez

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivx200

Quadruple-valve infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec 1;25(6):998-999. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx200.

Authors

Mislav Planinc¹, Marko Kutlesa², Bruno Barsic², Igor Rudez¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia.
² Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr Fran Mihaljevic', Zagreb, Croatia.

PMID: 29049527
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx200

Abstract

Quadruple-valve endocarditis is a challenging condition, for which there is limited treatment experience and poor overall survival. We report the first case caused by Abiotrophia defectiva that has been surgically treated both with the replacement of the aortic and pulmonary valves and the repair of the mitral and tricuspid valves with a good outcome. The patient's clinical course is described and a review of literature on this rare causative agent is given.

Keywords: Abiotrophia defectiva; Quadruple-valve endocarditis; Surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abiotrophia / isolation & purification*
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery
Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve / surgery
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve / surgery