Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens

A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were p...

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Autores principales: Patel, Kishan, MacDonald, Matt, Hmoud, Hosam, Czinn, Eric, Wutawunashe, Caleb, Fisher, Perry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8022148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33850721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01079
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author Patel, Kishan
MacDonald, Matt
Hmoud, Hosam
Czinn, Eric
Wutawunashe, Caleb
Fisher, Perry
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description A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were positive for Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum. Transesophageal echocardiogram was positive for aortic root thickening. Patient was treated with ceftriaxone and apixaban with full recovery.
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spelling pubmed-80221482021-04-12 Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens Patel, Kishan MacDonald, Matt Hmoud, Hosam Czinn, Eric Wutawunashe, Caleb Fisher, Perry IDCases Case Report A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were positive for Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum. Transesophageal echocardiogram was positive for aortic root thickening. Patient was treated with ceftriaxone and apixaban with full recovery. Elsevier 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8022148/ /pubmed/33850721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01079 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_full Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_fullStr Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_full_unstemmed Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_short Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_sort aortic valve endocarditis by actinomyces odontolyticus and gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8022148/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01079
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