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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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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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 |
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Sofia Maraki Anthoula Plevritaki Diamantis Kofteridis Effie Scoulica Anastasios Eskitzis Achilleas Gikas Symeon H. Panagiotakis |
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Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review |
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Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review |
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Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review |
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Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review |
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Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: Case report and literature review |
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bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis caused by gemella sanguinis: case report and literature review |
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Journal of Infection and Public Health |
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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 |
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