Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Abstract

We report the first case of homograft endocarditis caused by Campylobacter jejuni, which was treated successfully with antibiotic therapy and valve replacement. To our knowledge, only two other cases of C. jejuni endocarditis, involving native valves, have been reported in the medical literature.

• Authors: Sander Dinant, Carolina A M Schurink, Jaap W Deckers, Juliëtte A Severin
• Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology (J Clin Microbiol) Vol. 49 Issue 11 Pg. 4016-7 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 1098-660X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21940472 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Retracted Publication)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage)
• Aortic Valve (microbiology, pathology, surgery)
• Campylobacter Infections (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology, therapy)
• Campylobacter jejuni (isolation & purification)
• Endocarditis, Bacterial (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology, therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prosthesis-Related Infections (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology, therapy)
• Transplantation, Homologous
• Treatment Outcome