Facet joint arthritis as the presenting symptom for culture-negative Aggregatibacter aphrophilus native valve endocarditis in a patient without known cardiac disease: a case report

Facet joint arthritis as the presenting symptom for culture-negative Aggregatibacter aphrophilus native valve endocarditis in a patient without known cardiac disease: a case report

Abstract Background Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (A. aphrophilus) is a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE), but is a recognized cause of culture-negative IE. The risk of developing IE is increased in patients with valvular disease or prosthetic valves. To our knowledge, A. aphrophilus has never...

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Main Authors: Yurika Okuyama, Koki Kikuchi, Samuel David Stephenson, Naritomo Nishioka, Takahiro Doi, Junya Yamagishi, Satoshi Yuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
Culture-negative infective endocarditis.
16S rRNA broad-range PCR
Facet joint arthritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10913-7
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