Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Enterococcus hirae

Author:

Poyart Claire12,Lambert Thierry34,Morand Philippe2,Abassade Philippe5,Quesne Gilles2,Baudouy Yves5,Trieu-Cuot Patrick1

Affiliation:

1. Laboratoire Mixte Pasteur-Necker de Recherche sur les Streptocoques et Streptococcies, Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades, 75730 Paris Cedex 15

2. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

3. Laboratoire de Microbiologie

4. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 92296 ChÂtenay-Malabry, France

5. Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Saint Michel, 75015 Paris

Abstract

ABSTRACT Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic-valve endocarditis that was caused by Enterococcus hirae in a 72-year-old man. This is the first reported case of endocarditis due to this organism.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Reference8 articles.

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5. The life and times of the Enterococcus

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