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- Title
<italic>Capnocytophaga canimorsus</italic>: a rare case of conservatively treated prosthetic valve endocarditis.
- Authors
Jalava‐Karvinen, Päivi; Grönroos, Juha O.; Tuunanen, Helena; Kemppainen, Jukka; Oksi, Jarmo; Hohenthal, Ulla
- Abstract
We describe a rare case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by the canine bacterium <italic>Capnocytophaga canimorsus</italic> in a male aged 73 years. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis was unequivocal, as it blood cultures were positive for <italic>C. canimorsus</italic> and vegetations were detected on transesophageal echocardiography; the modified Duke criteria were fulfilled. PET‐CT showed intense 18F‐FDG uptake of the prosthetic valve area. The patient was treated with antibiotics alone (no surgery), and is now on life‐long suppressive antibiotic therapy. To our knowledge, this is the third reported case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by <italic>C. canimorsus</italic> and the first one to have been treated conservatively.
- Subjects
CAPNOCYTOPHAGA infections; ENDOCARDITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL echocardiography; ANTIBIOTICS; GRAM-negative bacteria; DISSEMINATED intravascular coagulation
- Publication
APMIS, 2018, Vol 126, Issue 5, p453
- ISSN
0903-4641
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apm.12839