Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis in Association with Enterococcus durans | Zendy

Luca Fallavollita | Zendy; Lorena Di Gioacchino | Zendy; Fabrizio Balestrini | Zendy

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Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis in Association with Enterococcus durans

Author(s) -

Luca Fallavollita,

Lorena Di Gioacchino,

Fabrizio Balestrini

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-14-4980

Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , teicoplanin , gentamicin , enterococcus , aortic valve , antibiotics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , biology

Enterococci are common organisms associated with endocarditis, but infection by Enterococcus durans is very rare. To our knowledge, only 3 cases have been reported in the medical literature, and all 3 have involved native valves. Here we publish the first reported case (to our knowledge) of E. durans endocarditis in association with a bioprosthetic aortic valve. After the organism and its antibiotic susceptibility were identified, the 74-year-old male patient was treated successfully with teicoplanin and gentamicin, over a course of 6 weeks.

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