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- Title
A Case of Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Caused by Bacillus cereus.
- Authors
Dong Hyun Oh; Min Hyung Kim; Yong Chan Kim; Je Eun Song; Jin Young Ahn; Sang Hoon Han; Jun Yong Choi; Chang Oh Kim; Hyuk-Jae Chang; Dongeun Yong; Young Goo Song; Kyungwon Lee; June Myung Kim
- Abstract
Bacillus cereus is a ubiquitous organism that often contaminates microbiological cultures but rarely causes serious infections in humans. It is the causative organism of infective endocarditis (IE), a disease typically associated with intravenous (IV) drug abusers. Thus, almost all reported cases have involved the tricuspid valve. We report a case of native mitral valve (MV) IE caused by B. cereus in a 54 year-old- man with moderate MV regurgitation but no apparent history of IV drug use. He presented with fever and dyspnea on exertion, symptoms which had been ongoing for 2 months. B. cereus infection was determined by blood culture examination. A transthoracic echocardiography revealed that mobile vegetations had attached to the MV. He was treated with IV antibiotics for a total of 6 weeks and received MV replacement surgery. He has maintained a good clinical recovery without complications since discharge.
- Subjects
BACILLUS cereus; MITRAL valve; DYSPNEA
- Publication
Infection & Chemotherapy, 2012, Vol 44, Issue 4, p310
- ISSN
2093-2340
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3947/ic.2012.44.4.310