Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review

Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review

Gemella species are catalase-negative, facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive cocci, which are part of the human oral microbiome and may occasionally cause systemic infections. Infective endocarditis (IE) has been reported as the most common infection caused by Gemella species. We report the first cas...

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Main Authors: Sofia Maraki, Anthoula Plevritaki, Diamantis Kofteridis, Effie Scoulica, Anastasios Eskitzis, Achilleas Gikas, Symeon H. Panagiotakis
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119300024
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spelling doaj-2c459866326d433fa31e6dd6209b13d32020-11-24T21:39:52ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412019-05-01123304308Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature reviewSofia Maraki0Anthoula Plevritaki1Diamantis Kofteridis2Effie Scoulica3Anastasios Eskitzis4Achilleas Gikas5Symeon H. Panagiotakis6Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Corresponding author.Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceGemella species are catalase-negative, facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive cocci, which are part of the human oral microbiome and may occasionally cause systemic infections. Infective endocarditis (IE) has been reported as the most common infection caused by Gemella species. We report the first case of IE due to Gemella sanguinis in Greece, in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve and review the available literature. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and aortic valve replacement. Keywords: Gemella sanguinis, Infective endocarditis, Bicuspid aortic valve, Aortic regurgitationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119300024
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author Sofia Maraki
Anthoula Plevritaki
Diamantis Kofteridis
Effie Scoulica
Anastasios Eskitzis
Achilleas Gikas
Symeon H. Panagiotakis
spellingShingle Sofia Maraki
Anthoula Plevritaki
Diamantis Kofteridis
Effie Scoulica
Anastasios Eskitzis
Achilleas Gikas
Symeon H. Panagiotakis
Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
Journal of Infection and Public Health
author_facet Sofia Maraki
Anthoula Plevritaki
Diamantis Kofteridis
Effie Scoulica
Anastasios Eskitzis
Achilleas Gikas
Symeon H. Panagiotakis
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title Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
title_short Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
title_full Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
title_fullStr Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review
title_sort bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by gemella sanguinis: case report and literature review
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Infection and Public Health
issn 1876-0341
publishDate 2019-05-01
description Gemella species are catalase-negative, facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive cocci, which are part of the human oral microbiome and may occasionally cause systemic infections. Infective endocarditis (IE) has been reported as the most common infection caused by Gemella species. We report the first case of IE due to Gemella sanguinis in Greece, in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve and review the available literature. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and aortic valve replacement. Keywords: Gemella sanguinis, Infective endocarditis, Bicuspid aortic valve, Aortic regurgitation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119300024
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