DOI: 10.12890/2019_001054

Enterococcus gallinarum Causing Native Valve Endocarditis

Authors

  • Maria Teresa Almeida Dias Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • José de Almeida Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Arsénio Santos Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Rui M Santos Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Armando Carvalho Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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Keywords

Endocarditis, Enterococcus gallinarum, heart failure, antibiotic

Abstract

Endocarditis due to Enterococcus gallinarum is a rare condition, usually affecting older patients. The most frequent source of infection is the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tracts; it frequently involves the aortic valve and tends to produce heart failure. We present a case of Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis developing on a normal native heart valve.
Enterococcus gallinarum is intrinsically resistant to vancomycin. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns indicate that most isolates are penicillin and ampicillin-susceptible.

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Published

2019-03-11

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2019)

How to Cite

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Dias MTA, de Almeida J, Santos A, Santos RM, Carvalho A. Enterococcus gallinarum Causing Native Valve Endocarditis. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 11 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(3). Available from: https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1054

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