Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting
Facklamia hominis is a rare causative organism of infective endocarditis (IE). Only few cases of infection due to F. hominis have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of IE due to Gram-positive, alpha-haemolytic, catalase-negative coccus F. hominis in an adult patient with rheumatic m...
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| description | Facklamia hominis is a rare causative organism of infective endocarditis (IE). Only few cases of infection due to F. hominis have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of IE due to Gram-positive, alpha-haemolytic, catalase-negative coccus F. hominis in an adult patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Isolated mitral stenosis is an uncommon valve lesion predisposing to IE. The following paper is being presented to emphasize the possibility of IE due to F. hominis, and laboratories need to be alert of the potential significance in appropriate clinical setting. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cae9a22e3614d3d9bc84ebfd6ba36702025-08-20T02:38:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/307852307852Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon SettingRajiv Ananthakrishna0Ravindranath K. Shankarappa1Naveena Jagadeesan2Ravi S. Math3Satish Karur4Manjunath C. Nanjappa5Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, IndiaFacklamia hominis is a rare causative organism of infective endocarditis (IE). Only few cases of infection due to F. hominis have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of IE due to Gram-positive, alpha-haemolytic, catalase-negative coccus F. hominis in an adult patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Isolated mitral stenosis is an uncommon valve lesion predisposing to IE. The following paper is being presented to emphasize the possibility of IE due to F. hominis, and laboratories need to be alert of the potential significance in appropriate clinical setting.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/307852 |
| spellingShingle | Rajiv Ananthakrishna Ravindranath K. Shankarappa Naveena Jagadeesan Ravi S. Math Satish Karur Manjunath C. Nanjappa Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting |
| title_full | Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting |
| title_fullStr | Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting |
| title_short | Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Organism in an Uncommon Setting |
| title_sort | infective endocarditis a rare organism in an uncommon setting |
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