Native-Valve Endocarditis Due to CDC Coryneform Group ANF-3: Report of a Case and Review of Corynebacterial Endocarditis

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 897 - 901
• Main Authors: Petit, P. L. C., Bok, J. W., Thompson, J., Buiting, A. G. M., Coyle, M. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01-11-1994; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Actinomycetales; Actinomycetales - isolation & purification; Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy; Bacteria; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Infectious Disease Articles; Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Endocarditis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology; Heart valves; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Skin; Human; Bibliographic survey; Cardiovascular disease; Infection; Case study; Corynebacterium; Treatment; Heart disease; Endocardial disease; Endocarditis; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Actinomycetes; Corynebacteriaceae; Diagnosis; Technique
• ISSN: 1058-4838; 1537-6591
• DOI: 10.1093/clinids/19.5.897

Endocarditis due to a bacterium of CDC coryneform group ANF-3 developed in the native aortic valve of a patient without predisposing factors other than valvular calcification. A review of the literature indicates that corynebacteria are an increasingly important cause of endocarditis. Problems in identification and treatment remain. Techniques for the culture and quick identification of these organisms and effective regimens for treatment of the infections they cause are needed.