Report of a case with polymicrobial endocarditis related to multiresistant strains

Kocazeybek B., Ozder A., Kucukoglu S., Kucukates E., Yuksel H., Olga R.

Chemotherapy, cilt.48, sa.6, ss.316-319, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000069710
  • Dergi Adı: Chemotherapy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.316-319
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a patient with polymicrobial endocarditis who had been operated on previously for a mycotic aneurysm and was seen at the cardiology clinic because of palpitations related to effort. A transesophageal echocardio-gram revealed a 15-mm vegetation on his aortic valve. Staphylococcus epidermidisandCorynebacterium stria-tumwere isolated from the blood cultures. Both strains were multiresistant (susceptible to 3 antibiotics at most) against chemotherapy in vitro. Microbiological eradication was not achieved from blood cultures even after applying antimicrobial therapy with effective antibiotics as determined with an antibiotic susceptibility test. For this reason, the patient underwent valve replacement. He was discharged from hospital in fairly good health. Copyright © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel.