A Case of Endocarditis due to Granulicatella adiacens.
- Author:
Mi Ryoung SEO
1
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Eui Joo KIM
;
Heon Nam LEE
;
Kyong Yong OH
;
Yiel Hae SEO
;
Chang Hyu CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Granulicatella adiacens; Endocarditis; Nutritionally variant streptococci
- MeSH: Arthritis; Bacteremia; Central Nervous System Infections; Endocarditis; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular; Humans; Middle Aged; Mouth; Osteomyelitis
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2010;42(5):311-314
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Granulicatella species are nutritionally variant streptococci first described in 1961. Granulicatella species form a part of the normal flora of the oral cavity, genitourinary tract, and intestinal tract. These micro-organisms cause bacteremia or local infections such as endocarditis, central nervous system infections, arthritis, and osteomyelitis. Since isolation of Granulicatella species is difficult, only a few cases of infection caused by this microorganism have been reported. Herein, we report a case of endocarditis caused by Granulicatella adiacens in a 46-year-old patient with ventricular septal defect.
