Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis
Aerococcus viridans is an infrequent human pathogen and few cases of infective endocarditis have been reported. A case involving a 69-year-old man with colon cancer and hemicolectomy 14 years previously, without recurrence, is reported. A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established...
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| author | Wenwan Zhou Vanessa Nanci Andreanne Jean Amir H Salehi Fahad Altuwaijri Renzo Cecere Jacques Genest |
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| description | Aerococcus viridans is an infrequent human pathogen and few cases of infective endocarditis have been reported. A case involving a 69-year-old man with colon cancer and hemicolectomy 14 years previously, without recurrence, is reported. A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established on the basis of clinical presentation, characteristic echocardiographic findings and pathological specimen examination after urgent valve replacement. A viridans endocarditis appears to be particularly virulent, requiring a surgical approach in four of 10 cases reported and death in one of nine. Given the aggressive nature of A viridans endocarditis and the variable time to diagnosis (a few days to seven months), prompt recognition of symptoms and echocardiography, in addition to blood cultures, should be performed when symptoms persist. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18481b55f88a46fbb37bee7019eb063f2025-02-03T01:26:52ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-0124315515810.1155/2013/470413Aerococcus viridans Native Valve EndocarditisWenwan Zhou0Vanessa Nanci1Andreanne Jean2Amir H Salehi3Fahad Altuwaijri4Renzo Cecere5Jacques Genest6Cardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCardiovascular Sciences Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAerococcus viridans is an infrequent human pathogen and few cases of infective endocarditis have been reported. A case involving a 69-year-old man with colon cancer and hemicolectomy 14 years previously, without recurrence, is reported. A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established on the basis of clinical presentation, characteristic echocardiographic findings and pathological specimen examination after urgent valve replacement. A viridans endocarditis appears to be particularly virulent, requiring a surgical approach in four of 10 cases reported and death in one of nine. Given the aggressive nature of A viridans endocarditis and the variable time to diagnosis (a few days to seven months), prompt recognition of symptoms and echocardiography, in addition to blood cultures, should be performed when symptoms persist.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/470413 |
| spellingShingle | Wenwan Zhou Vanessa Nanci Andreanne Jean Amir H Salehi Fahad Altuwaijri Renzo Cecere Jacques Genest Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis |
| title_full | Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis |
| title_fullStr | Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis |
| title_short | Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis |
| title_sort | aerococcus viridans native valve endocarditis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/470413 |
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