A Dual-Pathogen Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Streptococcus gordonii</i>—Which Came First?

Infective endocarditis (IE) is still a life-threatening disease with high morbidity and mortality. While usually caused by a single bacterium, poly-microbial infective endocarditis (IE) is rare. Here, we report a (blood-culture-negative) dual pathogen mitral valve IE caused by <i>Coxiella burn...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer, Francesco Ciotola, Walter Geißdörfer, Frank Harig, Jochen Mattner, Timo Seitz, Mathieu N. Suleiman, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Subjects:	polymicrobial infective endocarditis dual-pathogen endocarditis blood-culture-negative endocarditis minimally invasive mitral valve replacement <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> <i>Streptococcus gordonii</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1130