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Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case

Actinomyces Odontolyticus is a gram-positive bacillus, usually found in the oropharynx, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts, as commensal flora. Infections caused by this organism are rare but may occur, more commonly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, who prese...

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Autores principales: Farah Khoury, Mirai, Perek, Shay, Raz-Pasteur, Ayelet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8321915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34354926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01228
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description Actinomyces Odontolyticus is a gram-positive bacillus, usually found in the oropharynx, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts, as commensal flora. Infections caused by this organism are rare but may occur, more commonly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, who presented to the emergency department (ED), with fever and chills. The patient had undergone an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) insertion, 5 months prior to his arrival, and was diagnosed with Actinomyces Odontolyticus bacteremia, during the hospitalization. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) revealed vegetations on the tricuspid valve and the ICD electrode. This is the first reported case of ICD related Actinomyces endocarditis and bacteremia based on our literature review. This case emphasizes the importance of probing for the source of actinomyces infection, while considering the indolent properties of the disease.
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spelling pubmed-83219152021-08-04 Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case Farah Khoury, Mirai Perek, Shay Raz-Pasteur, Ayelet IDCases Case Report Actinomyces Odontolyticus is a gram-positive bacillus, usually found in the oropharynx, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts, as commensal flora. Infections caused by this organism are rare but may occur, more commonly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, who presented to the emergency department (ED), with fever and chills. The patient had undergone an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) insertion, 5 months prior to his arrival, and was diagnosed with Actinomyces Odontolyticus bacteremia, during the hospitalization. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) revealed vegetations on the tricuspid valve and the ICD electrode. This is the first reported case of ICD related Actinomyces endocarditis and bacteremia based on our literature review. This case emphasizes the importance of probing for the source of actinomyces infection, while considering the indolent properties of the disease. Elsevier 2021-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8321915/ /pubmed/34354926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01228 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case
title_full Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case
title_fullStr Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case
title_full_unstemmed Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case
title_short Implantable cardioverter defibrillator related Actinomyces Odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—First reported case
title_sort implantable cardioverter defibrillator related actinomyces odontolyticus endocarditis and bacteremia—first reported case
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8321915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34354926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01228
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