The First Case of Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and Review of the Literature

Khan, Alisha and Aung, Thu Thu and Chaudhuri, Debanik (2019) The First Case of Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019. pp. 1-3. ISSN 2090-6404

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Abstract

Gram-positive cocci species, notably Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus account for 80 to 90% of infective endocarditis cases. HACEK microorganisms (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae) account for approximately 3% of cases and Candida species account for 1-2% of cases. Micrococcus luteus is a rare cause of endocarditis. To our knowledge, only 17 cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis have been described due to M. luteus and a single case of native aortic valve endocarditis has been described. The following case is the only documented case of native mitral valve endocarditis. A review of the literature pertaining to Micrococcus endocarditis was performed to further characterize the entity.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2023 04:34
Last Modified: 02 May 2024 08:35
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/907

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