Enterococcus cecorum aortic valve endocarditis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;70(4):525-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.04.001.

Abstract

We report a case of human aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus cecorum. The organism was recovered from blood and identified by 16S ribosomal gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of E. cecorum endocarditis. We wish to highlight the use of PCR for organism identification and to describe the initial misidentification of the pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / pathology*
  • Blood / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis / pathology
  • Enterococcus / classification
  • Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S