Ralstonia mannitollylitica endocarditis: A case report

Marta Carreira; Clara Gomes; Margarida Silva; Raquel Duro

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01003

Ralstonia mannitollylitica endocarditis: A case report

IDCases. 2020 Oct 27:22:e01003. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01003. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Marta Carreira¹, Clara Gomes¹, Margarida Silva¹, Raquel Duro²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.
² Unit for the Prevention and Control of Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.

Abstract

Ralstonia mannitolilytica (R. mannitolilytica.) is an emerging aerobic Gram-negative bacteria causing infection among immunocompromised patients. R. mannitolilytica, has been described in hospital outbreaks, mainly as bloodstream infection, but also as meningitis, hemoperitoneum infection and post renal transplant infection. We describe the first reported case of R. mannitolilytica infective endocarditis.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Infective endocarditis; Ralstonia mannitolilytica.

Publication types

Case Reports