TY - JOUR
T1 - Native valve endocarditis and femoral embolism due to Granulicatella adiacens
T2 - A rare case report
AU - Vandana, K. E.
AU - Mukhopadhyay, C.
AU - Rau, N. R.
AU - Ajith, V.
AU - Rajath, P.
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - The fastidious Gram-positive cocci Granulicatella adiacens, previously known as nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) are unusual but significant cause of endocarditis due to increased mortality and morbidity. Difficulties in reaching correct bacteriological identification, increased resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics and macrolides and complicated clinical course have contributed to problems in management of cases of infective endocarditis caused by this bacterium. We present the first Indian case of endocarditis with arterial embolus by G. adiacens in an elderly male with no pre-existing cardiac abnormality.
AB - The fastidious Gram-positive cocci Granulicatella adiacens, previously known as nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) are unusual but significant cause of endocarditis due to increased mortality and morbidity. Difficulties in reaching correct bacteriological identification, increased resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics and macrolides and complicated clinical course have contributed to problems in management of cases of infective endocarditis caused by this bacterium. We present the first Indian case of endocarditis with arterial embolus by G. adiacens in an elderly male with no pre-existing cardiac abnormality.
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U2 - 10.1590/S1413-86702010000600015
DO - 10.1590/S1413-86702010000600015
M3 - Letter
C2 - 21340307
AN - SCOPUS:79955976735
SN - 1413-8670
VL - 14
SP - 634
EP - 636
JO - Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -
