Open AccessAcinetobacter endocarditis: a rare nosocomial infection of native heart valves
Author(s) -
Shervin Shokouhi,
Ghodsieh Kamrani,
Iman Ghasemzadeh,
Mana Baziboroun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian journal of microbiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-4447
pISSN - 2008-3289
DOI - 10.18502/ijm.v13i5.7441
Subject(s) - tigecycline , acinetobacter baumannii , endocarditis , medicine , colistin , opportunistic pathogen , infective endocarditis , pathogen , complication , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , immunology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen predominantly associated with hospital-acquired infections. Here we present a case of infective endocarditis of native Mitral and Aorta valves caused by A. baumannii in a 73-year-old man. He underwent surgical excision and Pathologic specimen showed A. baumannii growth after 48 hours that was exten- sively drug-resistant (XDR). He was treated with colistin and tigecycline. Finally, he discharged with no important compli- cation. To our best knowledge, it is the first case of Acinetobacter endocarditis has ever been reported in Iran. Although XDR A. baumannii is a life-threatening pathogen, proper and timely treatment can be life-saving.