Open AccessGemella Morbillorum Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Obadah Al Chekakie M.,
Heroux Alain,
Montpetit Michelle,
Nemeh Hassan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
congestive heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-7133
pISSN - 1527-5299
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00061.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coccus (insect) , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , presentation (obstetrics) , heart failure , cardiology , surgery , ecology , biology
The authors describe a case of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Gemella morbillorum (GM), a gram‐positive coccus that grows slowly in culture and occasionally causes a subacute to chronic form of IE. To the author's knowledge, this is the third case of GM prosthetic valve IE to be reported. Subacute to chronic IE caused by slow‐growing organisms can be subtle in presentation and should be suspected in patients who have prosthetic valves presenting with worsening heart failure.