Enterococcus durans endocarditis in a patient with transposition of the great vessels

1 Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Dr. Suboti a 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Dr Kosta Todorovi ', Bulevar JNA 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Correspondence S. Stepanovi stepan{at}afrodita.rcub.bg....

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Published in:	Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 259 - 261
Main Authors:	Stepanovic, S, Jovanovic, M, Lavadinovic, L, Stosovic, B, Pelemis, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Reading Soc General Microbiol 01-03-2004 Society for General Microbiology
Subjects:	Adult Ampicillin - therapeutic use Bacteriology Biofilms - growth & development Biological and medical sciences Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Enterococcus - drug effects Enterococcus - isolation & purification Enterococcus - pathogenicity Enterococcus durans Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gentamicins - therapeutic use Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Hemolysis Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbiology Miscellaneous Transposition of Great Vessels - complications Virulence Human Microbiology Cardiovascular disease Congenital disease Enterococcus durans Vascular disease Streptococcaceae Heart disease Endocardial disease Endocarditis Bacteria Micrococcales Transposition of the great vessels
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Summary:	1 Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Dr. Suboti a 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Dr Kosta Todorovi ', Bulevar JNA 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Correspondence S. Stepanovi stepan{at}afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu Received July 5, 2003 Accepted December 4, 2003 A case of native valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus durans in a patient with transposition of the great vessels is reported. The patient was treated initially with gentamicin and ceftriaxone; after isolation of enterococci, ceftriaxone was switched to ampicillin. The only virulence factors established in the strain were haemolytic activity and biofilm formation. Abbreviation: IE, infective endocarditis.
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ISSN:	0022-2615 1473-5644
DOI:	10.1099/jmm.0.05382-0