Enterococcus gallinarum native valve endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient.
- Author:
Ok Ki KIM
1
;
Sook In JUNG
;
Kyung Hwa PARK
;
Kye Hun KIM
;
Myung Ho JEONG
;
Jong Hee SHIN
;
Byung Hee AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. sijung@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterococcus gallinarum;
Native valve endocarditis;
Immunocompetent
- MeSH:
Bacteremia;
Chronic Disease;
Endocarditis;
Enterococcus;
Humans;
Vancomycin
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2008;74(4):457-461
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Motile Enterococci, including Enterococcus gallinarum and Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens are rarely encountered in human clinical specimens. Enterococcus gallinarum is intrinsically resistant to low levels of vancomycin and causes bacteremia or infection among immunosuppressed or chronically ill patients, sometimes through nosocomial acquisition. We report a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum in an immunocompetent patient without any medical history.
